diff --git a/features/data/journals/simple.journal b/features/data/journals/simple.journal
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8336068e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/features/data/journals/simple.journal
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[2013-06-09 15:39] My first entry.
+Everything is alright
+
+[2013-06-10 15:40] Life is good.
+But I'm better.
diff --git a/features/exporting.feature b/features/exporting.feature
index 003801a3..3d6c2607 100644
--- a/features/exporting.feature
+++ b/features/exporting.feature
@@ -20,3 +20,9 @@ Feature: Exporting a Journal
         and "tags" in the json output should contain "@journal"
         and "tags" in the json output should not contain "@dan"
 
+    Scenario: Exporting dayone to json
+        Given we use the config "dayone.yaml"
+        When we run "jrnl --export json"
+        Then we should get no error
+        and the output should be parsable as json
+        and the json output should contain entries.0.uuid = "4BB1F46946AD439996C9B59DE7C4DDC1"
diff --git a/features/steps/core.py b/features/steps/core.py
index e7711e9a..7997f8e7 100644
--- a/features/steps/core.py
+++ b/features/steps/core.py
@@ -126,6 +126,22 @@ def check_output_field_key(context, field, key):
     assert key in out_json[field]
 
 
+@then('the json output should contain {path} = "{value}"')
+def check_json_output_path(context, path, value):
+    """ E.g.
+    the json output should contain entries.0.title = "hello"
+    """
+    out = context.stdout_capture.getvalue()
+    struct = json.loads(out)
+
+    for node in path.split('.'):
+        try:
+            struct = struct[int(node)]
+        except ValueError:
+            struct = struct[node]
+    assert struct == value, struct
+
+
 @then('the output should be')
 @then('the output should be "{text}"')
 def check_output(context, text=None):