diff --git a/tests/gh55.f90 b/tests/gh55.f90
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99b59b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/gh55.f90
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+   
+
+! SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+
+module gh55
+
+	use iso_fortran_env, only: output_unit, real128
+	
+	implicit none
+	
+	! Parameters
+	integer, parameter :: dp = selected_real_kind(p=15)
+	integer, parameter :: qp = selected_real_kind(p=30)
+	integer, parameter :: lp = selected_int_kind(16)
+	
+	
+	contains
+
+	recursive function return_char(x) result(str)
+		integer, intent(in) :: x
+		character(len=10), dimension((2 ** x - 1) ) :: str
+
+		str = ''
+		str(2**x-1) = 'abcdefghil'
+	
+	end function return_char
+
+end module gh55
+
+        
diff --git a/tests/gh55_test.py b/tests/gh55_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..066b2d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/gh55_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+
+import os, sys
+import ctypes
+from pprint import pprint
+
+os.environ["_GFORT2PY_TEST_FLAG"] = "1"
+
+import numpy as np
+import gfort2py as gf
+
+import pytest
+
+SO = f"./tests/gh55.{gf.lib_ext()}"
+MOD = "./tests/gh55.mod"
+
+x = gf.fFort(SO, MOD)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skip("Currently broken needs array descriptor for strings")
+class Testgh55Methods:
+    def test_func_str_return_array(self):
+
+        size = 3
+        res = x.return_char(size)
+
+        return_str = res.result
+
+        assert np.size(np.shape(return_str)) == ((2**size) - 1)
+        assert return_str[-1] == "abcdefghij"
diff --git a/tests/make_new_test_case.py b/tests/make_new_test_case.py
index bbbeb3f..a6956e3 100755
--- a/tests/make_new_test_case.py
+++ b/tests/make_new_test_case.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def make_test_case(name):
 SO = f"./tests/{name}.{{gf.lib_ext()}}"
 MOD = "./tests/{name}.mod"
 
-x=gf.fFort(SO,MOD)
+x = gf.fFort(SO,MOD)
 
 
 class Test{name}Methods:
diff --git a/tests/strings_test.py b/tests/strings_test.py
index cfe279e..05e7b44 100644
--- a/tests/strings_test.py
+++ b/tests/strings_test.py
@@ -309,29 +309,3 @@ def test_check_str_opt(self):
 
         res = x.check_str_opt("abcd", 4)
         assert res.result == 4
-
-    @pytest.mark.skip("Currently under development")
-    def test_func_str_return_array(self):
-        fstr = """
-
-        recursive function return_char(x) result(str)
-        implicit none
-        integer, intent(in) :: x
-        character(len=10), dimension((2 ** x - 1) ) :: str
-
-        str = ''
-        str(2**x-1) = 'abcdefghil'
-        
-        end function return_char
-
-        """
-
-        size = 2
-        z = gf.compile(fstr)
-
-        res = z.return_char(size)
-
-        return_str = res.result
-
-        assert np.size(np.shape(return_str)) == ((2**size) - 1)
-        assert return_str[-1] == "abcdefghij"