diff --git a/src/tests/localbuddy.cpp b/src/tests/localbuddy.cpp
index 9300c290a56bf228e80b7309626c621f5ddf911e..9fe00bdc7f64d255c03b7116c08f28ee758574fb 100644
--- a/src/tests/localbuddy.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/localbuddy.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ using namespace Transport;
 
 class LocalBuddyTest : public CPPUNIT_NS :: TestFixture, public BasicTest {
 	CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE(LocalBuddyTest);
+	CPPUNIT_TEST(localBuddySize);
 	CPPUNIT_TEST(createWithInvalidName);
 	CPPUNIT_TEST(buddyFlagsFromJID);
 	CPPUNIT_TEST(JIDToLegacyName);
@@ -43,6 +44,10 @@ class LocalBuddyTest : public CPPUNIT_NS :: TestFixture, public BasicTest {
 			tearMeDown();
 		}
 
+	void localBuddySize() {
+		std::cout << " = " << sizeof(LocalBuddy) << " B";
+	}
+
 	void createWithInvalidName() {
 		User *user = userManager->getUser("user@localhost");
 		CPPUNIT_ASSERT(user);