diff --git a/gql.go b/gql.go
index 7d80e2b..ccb1072 100644
--- a/gql.go
+++ b/gql.go
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ func NewGQLThreadInfo(start bool) GQLThreadInfo {
 
 type GQLThreadStateJSON struct {
   BaseThreadStateJSON
-  Listen string
+  Listen string `json:"listen"`
 }
 
 type GQLThreadState struct {
diff --git a/gql_test.go b/gql_test.go
index a06d6a3..e303f87 100644
--- a/gql_test.go
+++ b/gql_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package graphvent
 import (
   "testing"
   "time"
+  "fmt"
+  "encoding/json"
 )
 
 func TestGQLThread(t * testing.T) {
@@ -32,3 +34,31 @@ func TestGQLThread(t * testing.T) {
   err = RunThread(ctx, gql_thread)
   fatalErr(t, err)
 }
+
+func TestGQLDBLoad(t * testing.T) {
+  ctx := logTestContext(t, []string{})
+  l1, err := NewSimpleBaseLockable(ctx, "Test Lockable 1", []Lockable{})
+  fatalErr(t, err)
+
+  t1, err := NewGQLThread(ctx, ":8080", []Lockable{l1})
+  fatalErr(t, err)
+
+  SendUpdate(ctx, t1, CancelSignal(nil))
+  err = RunThread(ctx, t1)
+  fatalErr(t, err)
+
+  err = UseStates(ctx, []GraphNode{t1}, func(states NodeStateMap) error {
+    ser, err := json.MarshalIndent(states[t1.ID()], "", "  ")
+    fmt.Printf("\n%s\n\n", ser)
+    return err
+  })
+
+  t1_loaded, err := LoadNode(ctx, t1.ID())
+  fatalErr(t, err)
+
+  err = UseStates(ctx, []GraphNode{t1_loaded}, func(states NodeStateMap) error {
+    ser, err := json.MarshalIndent(states[t1_loaded.ID()], "", "  ")
+    fmt.Printf("\n%s\n\n", ser)
+    return err
+  })
+}