diff --git a/spec/database.rb b/spec/database.rb
index ca82afd..7a7a19e 100644
--- a/spec/database.rb
+++ b/spec/database.rb
@@ -55,4 +55,9 @@ ActiveRecord::Migration.suppress_messages do
     t.string "aasm_state"
     t.string "type"
   end
+
+  ActiveRecord::Migration.create_table "basic_active_record_two_state_machines_examples", :force => true do |t|
+    t.string "search"
+    t.string "sync"
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/active_record/basic_active_record_two_state_machines_example.rb b/spec/models/active_record/basic_active_record_two_state_machines_example.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1bb2169
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/models/active_record/basic_active_record_two_state_machines_example.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+class BasicActiveRecordTwoStateMachinesExample < ActiveRecord::Base
+  include AASM
+
+  aasm :search, :column => :search do
+    state :initialised, :initial => true
+    state :queried
+    state :requested
+
+    event :query do
+      transitions :from => [:initialised, :requested], :to => :queried
+    end
+    event :request do
+      transitions :from => :queried, :to => :requested
+    end
+  end
+
+  aasm :sync, :column => :sync do
+    state :unsynced, :initial => true
+    state :synced
+
+    event :synchronise do
+      transitions :from => :unsynced, :to => :synced
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/models/basic_two_state_machines_example.rb b/spec/models/basic_two_state_machines_example.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5af9d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/models/basic_two_state_machines_example.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+class BasicTwoStateMachinesExample
+  include AASM
+
+  aasm :search do
+    state :initialised, :initial => true
+    state :queried
+    state :requested
+
+    event :query do
+      transitions :from => [:initialised, :requested], :to => :queried
+    end
+    event :request do
+      transitions :from => :queried, :to => :requested
+    end
+  end
+
+  aasm :sync do
+    state :unsynced, :initial => true
+    state :synced
+
+    event :sync do
+      transitions :from => :unsynced, :to => :synced
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/unit/basic_two_state_machines_example_spec.rb b/spec/unit/basic_two_state_machines_example_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..256e3ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/unit/basic_two_state_machines_example_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe 'on initialization' do
+  let(:example) { BasicTwoStateMachinesExample.new }
+
+  it 'should be in the initial state' do
+    expect(example.aasm(:search).current_state).to eql :initialised
+    expect(example.aasm(:sync).current_state).to eql :unsynced
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/unit/complex_multiple_example_spec.rb b/spec/unit/complex_multiple_example_spec.rb
index 334406e..f2a043f 100644
--- a/spec/unit/complex_multiple_example_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/complex_multiple_example_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 describe 'on initialization' do
   let(:auth) {ComplexExampleMultiple.new}
 
-  it 'should be in the pending state' do
+  it 'should be in the initial state' do
     expect(auth.aasm(:left).current_state).to eq(:pending)
     expect(auth.aasm(:right).current_state).to eq(:pending)
   end
diff --git a/spec/unit/persistence/active_record_persistence_spec.rb b/spec/unit/persistence/active_record_persistence_spec.rb
index 0939b3a..fec9864 100644
--- a/spec/unit/persistence/active_record_persistence_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/persistence/active_record_persistence_spec.rb
@@ -512,3 +512,12 @@ describe "invalid states with persistence" do
   end
 
 end
+
+describe 'basic example with two state machines' do
+  let(:example) { BasicActiveRecordTwoStateMachinesExample.new }
+
+  it 'should initialise properly' do
+    expect(example.aasm(:search).current_state).to eql :initialised
+    expect(example.aasm(:sync).current_state).to eql :unsynced
+  end
+end