diff --git a/tests/cunit/test_async_1d.c b/tests/cunit/test_async_1d.c
index 212def42ab5..7b33d63084d 100644
--- a/tests/cunit/test_async_1d.c
+++ b/tests/cunit/test_async_1d.c
@@ -130,20 +130,21 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         /* Read the data. */
         if ((ret = PIOc_setframe(ncid, 0, 0)))
             ERR(ret);
-        /* if ((ret = PIOc_read_darray(ncid, 0, ioid, MAPLEN, &data_in))) */
-        /*     ERR(ret); */
+        if ((ret = PIOc_read_darray(ncid, 0, ioid, MAPLEN, &data_in)))
+            ERR(ret);
+        if (data_in != data) ERR(ERR_WRONG);
 
         /* Close the file. */
         if ((ret = PIOc_closefile(ncid)))
             ERR(ret);
 
-        /* Free the decomposition. */
-        if ((ret = PIOc_freedecomp(iosysid, ioid)))
-            ERR(ret);
+        /* /\* Free the decomposition. *\/ */
+        /* if ((ret = PIOc_freedecomp(iosysid, ioid))) */
+        /*     ERR(ret); */
 
-        /* Shut down the IO system. */
-        if ((ret = PIOc_finalize(iosysid)))
-            ERR(ret);
+        /* /\* Shut down the IO system. *\/ */
+        /* if ((ret = PIOc_finalize(iosysid))) */
+        /*     ERR(ret); */
     }
 
     printf("%d %s SUCCESS!!\n", my_rank, TEST_NAME);