diff --git a/tests/pandas_test.py b/tests/pandas_test.py
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+import numpy as np
+import pandas as pd
+import pyerrors as pe
+
+def test_df_export_import(tmp_path):
+    for gz in [True, False]:
+        my_df = pd.DataFrame([{"int": 1,
+                            "float": -0.01,
+                            "Obs1": pe.pseudo_Obs(87, 21, "test_ensemble"),
+                            "Obs2": pe.pseudo_Obs(-87, 21, "test_ensemble2")}])
+
+        pe.input.pandas.dump_df(my_df, (tmp_path / 'df_output').as_posix(), gz=gz)
+        reconstructed_df = pe.input.pandas.load_df((tmp_path / 'df_output').as_posix(), gz=gz)
+        assert np.all(my_df == reconstructed_df)
+
+        pe.input.pandas.load_df((tmp_path / 'df_output.csv').as_posix(), gz=gz)
+
+