diff --git a/oak-it/osgi/src/test/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/osgi/OSGiIT.java b/oak-it/osgi/src/test/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/osgi/OSGiIT.java
index 9a9678c..2ca4dc5 100644
--- a/oak-it/osgi/src/test/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/osgi/OSGiIT.java
+++ b/oak-it/osgi/src/test/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/osgi/OSGiIT.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.osgi;
 
 import static java.lang.System.getenv;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assume.assumeTrue;
 import static org.ops4j.pax.exam.CoreOptions.bundle;
 import static org.ops4j.pax.exam.CoreOptions.junitBundles;
@@ -82,6 +83,16 @@ public class OSGiIT {
     private BundleContext context;
 
     @Test
+    public void bundleStates() {
+        assumeTrue(!buildBotTrunkLinux());
+        for (Bundle bundle : context.getBundles()) {
+            assertEquals(
+                String.format("Bundle %s not active. have a look at the logs", bundle.toString()), 
+                Bundle.ACTIVE, bundle.getState());
+        }
+    }
+    
+    @Test
     public void listBundles() {
         assumeTrue(!buildBotTrunkLinux());  // FIXME OAK-2374: fails often on http://ci.apache.org/builders/oak-trunk.
         for (Bundle bundle : context.getBundles()) {