diff --git a/test/generator/component-ref/Widget.html b/test/generator/component-ref/Widget.html
index 460a2a1c01..c5a462601a 100644
--- a/test/generator/component-ref/Widget.html
+++ b/test/generator/component-ref/Widget.html
@@ -1 +1,9 @@
 <p>i am a widget</p>
+
+<script>
+	export default {
+		onrender () {
+			this.isWidget = true;
+		}
+	};
+</script>
diff --git a/test/generator/component-ref/_config.js b/test/generator/component-ref/_config.js
index 09ce6f0f88..25749f58d9 100644
--- a/test/generator/component-ref/_config.js
+++ b/test/generator/component-ref/_config.js
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-import Widget from './Widget.html';
-
 export default {
 	html: '<div><p>i am a widget</p></div>',
 	test ( assert, component ) {
 		const widget = component.refs.widget;
-		assert.ok( widget instanceof Widget );
+		assert.ok( widget.isWidget );
 	}
 };