diff --git a/test/db.js b/test/db.js
index b60a4aa7..d8a7d640 100644
--- a/test/db.js
+++ b/test/db.js
@@ -312,5 +312,10 @@ test('location', co(function* (t) {
 	assertValidStation(t, loc)
 	t.equal(loc.id, regensburgHbf)
 
+	t.ok(Array.isArray(loc.lines))
+	if (Array.isArray(loc.lines)) {
+		for (let line of loc.lines) assertValidLine(t, line)
+	}
+
 	t.end()
 }))
diff --git a/test/util.js b/test/util.js
index d338f9bb..fbd0d8c5 100644
--- a/test/util.js
+++ b/test/util.js
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ const {DateTime} = require('luxon')
 const isValidWGS84 = require('is-coordinates')
 
 const validateFptfWith = (t, item, allowedTypes, name) => {
-	t.doesNotThrow(() => {
+	try {
 		validateFptf.recurse(allowedTypes, item, name)
-	})
+	} catch (err) {
+		t.ifError(err)
+	}
 }
 
 const assertValidStation = (t, s, coordsOptional = false) => {
@@ -18,11 +20,6 @@ const assertValidStation = (t, s, coordsOptional = false) => {
 		t.ok(s.location)
 		assertValidLocation(t, s.location, coordsOptional)
 	}
-
-	if ('lines' in s) {
-		t.ok(Array.isArray(s.lines))
-		for (let l of s.lines) assertValidLine(t, l)
-	}
 }
 
 const assertValidPoi = (t, p) => {
diff --git a/test/vbb.js b/test/vbb.js
index 95d34545..e24a1ef8 100644
--- a/test/vbb.js
+++ b/test/vbb.js
@@ -367,6 +367,11 @@ test('location', co(function* (t) {
 	assertValidStation(t, loc)
 	t.equal(loc.id, spichernstr)
 
+	t.ok(Array.isArray(loc.lines))
+	if (Array.isArray(loc.lines)) {
+		for (let line of loc.lines) assertValidLine(t, line)
+	}
+
 	t.end()
 }))