diff --git a/modules/simpletest/drupal_web_test_case.php b/modules/simpletest/drupal_web_test_case.php
index 8422558c342783989789e112cb56f67d4ea95a20..dbb35b49c00f29d083dd575f11a42e90abaee894 100644
--- a/modules/simpletest/drupal_web_test_case.php
+++ b/modules/simpletest/drupal_web_test_case.php
@@ -401,9 +401,14 @@ function drupalCreateContentType($settings = array()) {
     $type = $forced + $settings + $defaults;
     $type = (object)$type;
 
-    node_type_save($type);
+    $saved_type = node_type_save($type);
     node_types_rebuild();
 
+    $this->assertEqual($saved_type, SAVED_NEW, t('Created content type %type.', array('%type' => $type->type)));
+    
+    // Reset permissions so that permissions for this content type are available.
+    $this->checkPermissions(array(), TRUE);
+
     return $type;
   }