diff --git a/examples/wms-long-url.js b/examples/wms-long-url.js
index 21bbac0be3..bceb5c15e7 100644
--- a/examples/wms-long-url.js
+++ b/examples/wms-long-url.js
@@ -2,18 +2,25 @@
 var longText = new Array(205).join("1234567890");
 
 var map = new OpenLayers.Map( 'map' );
-var layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS( "OpenLayers WMS",
+var base = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS( "OpenLayers WMS",
         "http://vmap0.tiles.osgeo.org/wms/vmap0",
         {layers: 'basic', makeTheUrlLong: longText},
         {tileOptions: {maxGetUrlLength: 2048}}
 );
-map.addLayer(layer);
+var overlay = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS("Overlay",
+    "http://suite.opengeo.org/geoserver/wms",
+    {layers: "usa:states", transparent: true},
+    {ratio: 1, singleTile: true, tileOptions: {maxGetUrlLength: 2048}}
+);
+map.addLayers([base, overlay]);
 map.zoomToMaxExtent();
 
 // add behavior to dom elements
 document.getElementById("longurl").onclick = function() {
-    layer.mergeNewParams({makeTheUrlLong: longText})
-}
+    base.mergeNewParams({makeTheUrlLong: longText});
+    overlay.mergeNewParams({makeTheUrlLong: longText});
+};
 document.getElementById("shorturl").onclick = function() {
-    layer.mergeNewParams({makeTheUrlLong: null})
-}
+    base.mergeNewParams({makeTheUrlLong: null});
+    overlay.mergeNewParams({makeTheUrlLong: null});
+};