diff --git a/examples/wms-long-url.js b/examples/wms-long-url.js
index bceb5c15e7..5e4693337e 100644
--- a/examples/wms-long-url.js
+++ b/examples/wms-long-url.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ var base = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS( "OpenLayers WMS",
 );
 var overlay = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS("Overlay",
     "http://suite.opengeo.org/geoserver/wms",
-    {layers: "usa:states", transparent: true},
+    {layers: "usa:states", transparent: true, makeTheUrlLong: longText},
     {ratio: 1, singleTile: true, tileOptions: {maxGetUrlLength: 2048}}
 );
 map.addLayers([base, overlay]);