diff --git a/test/unit/ldp/http/SparqlUpdateBodyParser.test.ts b/test/unit/ldp/http/SparqlUpdateBodyParser.test.ts
index f31c117bb..3d53c73e6 100644
--- a/test/unit/ldp/http/SparqlUpdateBodyParser.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/ldp/http/SparqlUpdateBodyParser.test.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ describe('A SparqlUpdateBodyParser', (): void => {
     await expect(bodyParser.canHandle(input)).rejects.toThrow(UnsupportedMediaTypeHttpError);
     input.metadata.contentType = 'text/plain';
     await expect(bodyParser.canHandle(input)).rejects.toThrow(UnsupportedMediaTypeHttpError);
+    input.metadata.contentType = 'application/sparql-update;charset=utf-8';
+    await expect(bodyParser.canHandle(input)).rejects.toThrow(UnsupportedMediaTypeHttpError);
+    input.metadata.contentType = 'application/sparql-update ; foo=bar';
+    await expect(bodyParser.canHandle(input)).rejects.toThrow(UnsupportedMediaTypeHttpError);
     input.metadata.contentType = 'application/sparql-update';
     await expect(bodyParser.canHandle(input)).resolves.toBeUndefined();
   });