diff --git a/Core/Code/Testing/mitkIOUtilTest.cpp b/Core/Code/Testing/mitkIOUtilTest.cpp
index c232c77387..1694c4b31d 100644
--- a/Core/Code/Testing/mitkIOUtilTest.cpp
+++ b/Core/Code/Testing/mitkIOUtilTest.cpp
@@ -1,71 +1,69 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
 
 Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center,
 Division of Medical and Biological Informatics.
 All rights reserved.
 
 This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without
 even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
 A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 
 See LICENSE.txt or http://www.mitk.org for details.
 
 ===================================================================*/
 
 #include "mitkTestingMacros.h"
 #include <mitkTestingConfig.h>
 #include <mitkIOUtil.h>
 
 int mitkIOUtilTest(int  argc , char* argv[])
 {
     // always start with this!
     MITK_TEST_BEGIN("mitkIOUtilTest")
             MITK_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED( argc >= 4, "Testing if input parameters are set.");
 
     std::string pathToImage = argv[1];
     std::string pathToPointSet = argv[2];
     std::string pathToSurface = argv[3];
 
     mitk::Image::Pointer img1 = mitk::IOUtil::LoadImage(pathToImage);
     MITK_TEST_CONDITION( img1.IsNotNull(), "Testing if image 1 could be loaded");
     mitk::PointSet::Pointer pointset = mitk::IOUtil::LoadPointSet(pathToPointSet);
     MITK_TEST_CONDITION( pointset.IsNotNull(), "Testing if pointset could be loaded");
     mitk::Surface::Pointer surface = mitk::IOUtil::LoadSurface(pathToSurface);
     MITK_TEST_CONDITION( surface.IsNotNull(), "Testing if surface could be loaded");
 
     std::string outDir = MITK_TEST_OUTPUT_DIR;
     std::string imagePath = outDir+"/diffpic3d.nrrd";
+    std::string imagePath2 = outDir+"/diffpic3d.nii.gz";
     std::string pointSetPath = outDir + "/diffpointset.mps";
     std::string surfacePath = outDir + "/diffsurface.stl";
     std::string pointSetPathWithDefaultExtension = outDir + "/diffpointset2.mps";
     std::string pointSetPathWithoutDefaultExtension = outDir + "/diffpointset2.xXx";
 
-    // the cases where no exception is thrown
-    try{
-        MITK_TEST_CONDITION(mitk::IOUtil::SaveImage(img1, imagePath.c_str()), "Testing if the image could be saved");
-        MITK_TEST_CONDITION(mitk::IOUtil::SavePointSet(pointset, pointSetPath.c_str()), "Testing if the pointset could be saved");
-        MITK_TEST_CONDITION(mitk::IOUtil::SaveSurface(surface, surfacePath.c_str()), "Testing if the surface could be saved");
-
-        // test if defaultextension is inserted if no extension is present
-        MITK_TEST_CONDITION(mitk::IOUtil::SavePointSet(pointset, pointSetPathWithoutDefaultExtension.c_str()), "Testing if the pointset could be saved");
-    }catch ( mitk::Exception e){
-            MITK_INFO << "Exception is thrown during writeing";
-    }
+    // the cases where no exception should be thrown
+    MITK_TEST_CONDITION(mitk::IOUtil::SaveImage(img1, imagePath), "Testing if the image could be saved");
+    MITK_TEST_CONDITION(mitk::IOUtil::SaveBaseData(img1.GetPointer(), imagePath2), "Testing if the image could be saved");
+    MITK_TEST_CONDITION(mitk::IOUtil::SavePointSet(pointset, pointSetPath), "Testing if the pointset could be saved");
+    MITK_TEST_CONDITION(mitk::IOUtil::SaveSurface(surface, surfacePath), "Testing if the surface could be saved");
+
+    // test if defaultextension is inserted if no extension is present
+    MITK_TEST_CONDITION(mitk::IOUtil::SavePointSet(pointset, pointSetPathWithoutDefaultExtension.c_str()), "Testing if the pointset could be saved");
 
     // test if exception is thrown as expected on unknown extsension
     MITK_TEST_FOR_EXCEPTION(mitk::Exception, mitk::IOUtil::SaveSurface(surface,"testSurface.xXx"));
     //load data which does not exist
     MITK_TEST_FOR_EXCEPTION(mitk::Exception, mitk::IOUtil::LoadImage("fileWhichDoesNotExist.nrrd"));
 
     //delete the files after the test is done
     remove(imagePath.c_str());
     remove(pointSetPath.c_str());
     remove(surfacePath.c_str());
     //remove the pointset with default extension and not the one without
     remove(pointSetPathWithDefaultExtension.c_str());
 
     MITK_TEST_END();
 
 }