diff --git a/locking/api_test.go b/locking/api_test.go
index 31047828..672f6d1b 100644
--- a/locking/api_test.go
+++ b/locking/api_test.go
@@ -29,13 +29,14 @@ func TestAPILock(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, "POST", r.Method)
 		assert.Equal(t, lfsapi.MediaType, r.Header.Get("Accept"))
 		assert.Equal(t, lfsapi.MediaType, r.Header.Get("Content-Type"))
-		assert.Equal(t, "18", r.Header.Get("Content-Length"))
+		assert.Equal(t, "53", r.Header.Get("Content-Length"))
 
 		reqLoader, body := gojsonschema.NewReaderLoader(r.Body)
 		lockReq := &lockRequest{}
 		err := json.NewDecoder(body).Decode(lockReq)
 		r.Body.Close()
 		assert.Nil(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, "refs/heads/master", lockReq.Ref.Name)
 		assert.Equal(t, "request", lockReq.Path)
 		assertSchema(t, createReqSchema, reqLoader)
 
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ func TestAPILock(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Nil(t, err)
 
 	lc := &lockClient{Client: c}
-	lockRes, res, err := lc.Lock("", &lockRequest{Path: "request"})
+	lockRes, res, err := lc.Lock("", &lockRequest{Path: "request", Ref: &lockRef{Name: "refs/heads/master"}})
 	require.Nil(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, 200, res.StatusCode)
 	assert.Equal(t, "1", lockRes.Lock.Id)