diff --git a/types/proposal_test.go b/types/proposal_test.go
index a45ae873c..0d2af71e2 100644
--- a/types/proposal_test.go
+++ b/types/proposal_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ package types
 import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	wire "github.com/tendermint/go-wire"
 )
 
 var testProposal *Proposal
@@ -31,6 +35,42 @@ func TestProposalSignable(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestProposalString(t *testing.T) {
+	str := testProposal.String()
+	expected := `Proposal{12345/23456 111:626C6F636B70 (-1,:0:000000000000) {<nil>} @ 2018-02-11T07:09:22.765Z}`
+	if str != expected {
+		t.Errorf("Got unexpected string for Proposal. Expected:\n%v\nGot:\n%v", expected, str)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestProposalVerifySignature(t *testing.T) {
+	privVal := GenPrivValidatorFS("")
+	pubKey := privVal.GetPubKey()
+
+	prop := NewProposal(4, 2, PartSetHeader{777, []byte("proper")}, 2, BlockID{})
+	signBytes := SignBytes("test_chain_id", prop)
+
+	// sign it
+	signature, err := privVal.Signer.Sign(signBytes)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// verify the same proposal
+	valid := pubKey.VerifyBytes(SignBytes("test_chain_id", prop), signature)
+	require.True(t, valid)
+
+	// serialize, deserialize and verify again....
+	newProp := new(Proposal)
+	bs := wire.BinaryBytes(prop)
+	err = wire.ReadBinaryBytes(bs, &newProp)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// verify the transmitted proposal
+	newSignBytes := SignBytes("test_chain_id", newProp)
+	require.Equal(t, string(signBytes), string(newSignBytes))
+	valid = pubKey.VerifyBytes(newSignBytes, signature)
+	require.True(t, valid)
+}
+
 func BenchmarkProposalWriteSignBytes(b *testing.B) {
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
 		SignBytes("test_chain_id", testProposal)
diff --git a/types/vote_test.go b/types/vote_test.go
index bd8eda347..032cc9472 100644
--- a/types/vote_test.go
+++ b/types/vote_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
 	wire "github.com/tendermint/go-wire"
 )
 
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ func exampleVote() *Vote {
 		ValidatorAddress: []byte("addr"),
 		ValidatorIndex:   56789,
 		Height:           12345,
-		Round:            23456,
+		Round:            2,
 		Timestamp:        stamp,
 		Type:             byte(2),
 		BlockID: BlockID{
@@ -36,13 +37,21 @@ func TestVoteSignable(t *testing.T) {
 	signBytes := SignBytes("test_chain_id", vote)
 	signStr := string(signBytes)
 
-	expected := `{"chain_id":"test_chain_id","vote":{"block_id":{"hash":"68617368","parts":{"hash":"70617274735F68617368","total":1000000}},"height":12345,"round":23456,"timestamp":"2017-12-25T03:00:01.234Z","type":2}}`
+	expected := `{"chain_id":"test_chain_id","vote":{"block_id":{"hash":"68617368","parts":{"hash":"70617274735F68617368","total":1000000}},"height":12345,"round":2,"timestamp":"2017-12-25T03:00:01.234Z","type":2}}`
 	if signStr != expected {
 		// NOTE: when this fails, you probably want to fix up consensus/replay_test too
 		t.Errorf("Got unexpected sign string for Vote. Expected:\n%v\nGot:\n%v", expected, signStr)
 	}
 }
 
+func TestVoteString(t *testing.T) {
+	str := exampleVote().String()
+	expected := `Vote{56789:616464720000 12345/02/2(Precommit) 686173680000 {<nil>} @ 2017-12-25T03:00:01.234Z}`
+	if str != expected {
+		t.Errorf("Got unexpected string for Proposal. Expected:\n%v\nGot:\n%v", expected, str)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestVoteVerifySignature(t *testing.T) {
 	privVal := GenPrivValidatorFS("")
 	pubKey := privVal.GetPubKey()