diff --git a/lib/phpunit/classes/data_generator.php b/lib/phpunit/classes/data_generator.php
index 48a459f1d9f..8225f236761 100644
--- a/lib/phpunit/classes/data_generator.php
+++ b/lib/phpunit/classes/data_generator.php
@@ -240,11 +240,11 @@ EOD;
         }
 
         if (!isset($record['descriptionformat'])) {
-            $record['description'] = FORMAT_MOODLE;
+            $record['descriptionformat'] = FORMAT_MOODLE;
         }
 
         if (!isset($record['parent'])) {
-            $record['descriptionformat'] = 0;
+            $record['parent'] = 0;
         }
 
         if (empty($record['parent'])) {
@@ -310,12 +310,12 @@ EOD;
             $record['numsections'] = 5;
         }
 
-        if (!isset($record['description'])) {
-            $record['description'] = "Test course $i\n$this->loremipsum";
+        if (!isset($record['summary'])) {
+            $record['summary'] = "Test course $i\n$this->loremipsum";
         }
 
-        if (!isset($record['descriptionformat'])) {
-            $record['description'] = FORMAT_MOODLE;
+        if (!isset($record['summaryformat'])) {
+            $record['summaryformat'] = FORMAT_MOODLE;
         }
 
         if (!isset($record['category'])) {
diff --git a/lib/phpunit/tests/generator_test.php b/lib/phpunit/tests/generator_test.php
index eb5df6ba0e4..316ee706561 100644
--- a/lib/phpunit/tests/generator_test.php
+++ b/lib/phpunit/tests/generator_test.php
@@ -48,10 +48,22 @@ class core_phpunit_generator_testcase extends advanced_testcase {
         $count = $DB->count_records('course_categories');
         $category = $generator->create_category();
         $this->assertEquals($count+1, $DB->count_records('course_categories'));
+        $this->assertRegExp('/^Course category \d/', $category->name);
+        $this->assertSame('', $category->idnumber);
+        $this->assertRegExp('/^Test course category \d/', $category->description);
+        $this->assertSame(FORMAT_MOODLE, $category->descriptionformat);
 
         $count = $DB->count_records('course');
         $course = $generator->create_course();
         $this->assertEquals($count+1, $DB->count_records('course'));
+        $this->assertRegExp('/^Test course \d/', $course->fullname);
+        $this->assertRegExp('/^tc_\d/', $course->shortname);
+        $this->assertSame('', $course->idnumber);
+        $this->assertSame('topics', $course->format);
+        $this->assertEquals(0, $course->newsitems);
+        $this->assertEquals(5, $course->numsections);
+        $this->assertRegExp('/^Test course \d/', $course->summary);
+        $this->assertSame(FORMAT_MOODLE, $course->summaryformat);
 
         $section = $generator->create_course_section(array('course'=>$course->id, 'section'=>3));
         $this->assertEquals($course->id, $section->course);