diff --git a/src/e9p_server.erl b/src/e9p_server.erl
index 4c0f436..b524f56 100644
--- a/src/e9p_server.erl
+++ b/src/e9p_server.erl
@@ -161,6 +161,5 @@ handle_message(#twstat{fid = FID, stat = Stat}, State) ->
         {ok, NewState} ?= do_call(State, wstat, [FID, Stat]),
         {ok, #rwstat{}, NewState}
     end;
-
 handle_message(_Msg, State) ->
     {error, ~"Unknown request type", State}.
diff --git a/test/e9p_msg_SUITE.erl b/test/e9p_msg_SUITE.erl
index 449f7fd..5d655de 100644
--- a/test/e9p_msg_SUITE.erl
+++ b/test/e9p_msg_SUITE.erl
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 all() ->
     [
         stat_encode_decode,
+        stat_encode_decode_unix,
         rstat_encode_decode,
         rclunk_encode_decode,
         rflush_encode_decode,
@@ -39,6 +40,28 @@ stat_encode_decode(_Conf) ->
     Decoded = e9p_msg:parse_stat(Out),
     ?assertEqual({ok, Stat}, Decoded).
 
+stat_encode_decode_unix(_Conf) ->
+    Stat = #{
+        type => 0,
+        dev => 0,
+        qid => e9p:make_qid(regular, 0, 0),
+        mode => 0,
+        atime => 0,
+        mtime => 0,
+        length => 0,
+        name => <<>>,
+        uid => <<>>,
+        gid => <<>>,
+        muid => <<>>,
+        ext => <<>>,
+        n_uid => 0,
+        n_gid => 0,
+        n_muid => 0
+    },
+    Out = iolist_to_binary(e9p_msg:encode_stat(Stat, unix)),
+    Decoded = e9p_msg:parse_stat(Out),
+    ?assertEqual({ok, Stat}, Decoded).
+
 rstat_encode_decode(_Conf) ->
     Stat = #{
         type => 0,