diff --git a/.jshintrc b/.jshintrc
index 6cd19abfe9..5d4e4d2931 100644
--- a/.jshintrc
+++ b/.jshintrc
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     "trailing"      : true,
     "maxparams"     : 3,
     "maxdepth"      : 4,
-    "maxstatements" : 10,
+    "maxstatements" : 20,
     "maxcomplexity" : 10,
     "maxlen"        : 120,
 
diff --git a/test/featureApiSpec.js b/test/featureApiSpec.js
index c8fb88e0e7..d6c284176e 100644
--- a/test/featureApiSpec.js
+++ b/test/featureApiSpec.js
@@ -88,4 +88,12 @@ describe('The features api', function () {
             .expect(404, done);
     });
 
+    it('refuses to create a feature with an existing name', function (done) {
+        request
+            .post('/features')
+            .send({name: 'featureX'})
+            .set('Content-Type', 'application/json')
+            .expect(403, done);
+    });
+
 });