diff --git a/bin/node-template/pallets/template/src/tests.rs b/bin/node-template/pallets/template/src/tests.rs
index 527aec8ed00c0..7c2b853ee4dc5 100644
--- a/bin/node-template/pallets/template/src/tests.rs
+++ b/bin/node-template/pallets/template/src/tests.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
-use crate::{mock::*, Error};
+use crate::{mock::*, Error, Event};
 use frame_support::{assert_noop, assert_ok};
 
 #[test]
 fn it_works_for_default_value() {
 	new_test_ext().execute_with(|| {
+		// Go past genesis block so events get deposited
+		System::set_block_number(1);
 		// Dispatch a signed extrinsic.
 		assert_ok!(TemplateModule::do_something(RuntimeOrigin::signed(1), 42));
 		// Read pallet storage and assert an expected result.
 		assert_eq!(TemplateModule::something(), Some(42));
+		// Assert that the correct event was deposited
+		System::assert_last_event(Event::SomethingStored { something: 42, who: 1 }.into());
 	});
 }