diff --git a/format/ape/apev2.go b/format/ape/apev2.go
index 6f1de29e..29a7547d 100644
--- a/format/ape/apev2.go
+++ b/format/ape/apev2.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package ape
 
 // http://wiki.hydrogenaud.io/index.php?title=APE_Tags_Header
-// TODO: havent been tested after refactor
 
 import (
 	"github.com/wader/fq/format"
diff --git a/format/ape/testdata/apev2 b/format/ape/testdata/apev2
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3b1de778
Binary files /dev/null and b/format/ape/testdata/apev2 differ
diff --git a/format/ape/testdata/apev2.fqtest b/format/ape/testdata/apev2.fqtest
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b24bcb5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/format/ape/testdata/apev2.fqtest
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+# ffmpeg -f lavfi -i sine -ac 2 -t 10ms -f mp3 test.mp3
+# mp3gain test.mp3
+# fq '.footers[0] | tobytes' test.mp3 > apev2
+/apev2:
+$ fq -d apev2 verbose /apev2
+    |00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 0a 0b 0c 0d 0e 0f|                |.: {} /apev2 (apev2) 0x0-0xad.7 (174)
+    |                                               |                |  header: {} 0x0-0x1f.7 (32)
+0x00|41 50 45 54 41 47 45 58                        |APETAGEX        |    preamble: "APETAGEX" (Correct) 0x0-0x7.7 (8)
+0x00|                        d0 07 00 00            |        ....    |    version: 2000 0x8-0xb.7 (4)
+0x00|                                    8e 00 00 00|            ....|    tag_size: 142 0xc-0xf.7 (4)
+0x10|03 00 00 00                                    |....            |    item_count: 3 0x10-0x13.7 (4)
+0x10|            00 00 00 a0                        |    ....        |    flags: 2684354560 0x14-0x17.7 (4)
+0x10|                        00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00|        ........|    reserved: Correct (none) (zero padding) 0x18-0x1f.7 (8)
+    |                                               |                |  tags: [3] 0x20-0x8d.7 (110)
+    |                                               |                |    [0]: tag {} 0x20-0x3d.7 (30)
+0x20|07 00 00 00                                    |....            |      item_size: 7 0x20-0x23.7 (4)
+    |                                               |                |      item_flags: {} 0x24-0x27.7 (4)
+0x20|            00                                 |    .           |        unused0: 0 0x24-0x24.5 (0.6)
+0x20|            00                                 |    .           |        binary: false 0x24.6-0x24.6 (0.1)
+0x20|            00 00 00 00                        |    ....        |        unused1: 0 0x24.7-0x27.7 (3.1)
+0x20|                        4d 50 33 47 41 49 4e 5f|        MP3GAIN_|      key: "MP3GAIN_MINMAX" 0x28-0x35.7 (14)
+0x30|4d 49 4e 4d 41 58                              |MINMAX          |
+0x30|                  00                           |      .         |      key_terminator: 0 0x36-0x36.7 (1)
+0x30|                     31 34 34 2c 32 31 30      |       144,210  |      value: "144,210" 0x37-0x3d.7 (7)
+    |                                               |                |    [1]: tag {} 0x3e-0x67.7 (42)
+0x30|                                          0c 00|              ..|      item_size: 12 0x3e-0x41.7 (4)
+0x40|00 00                                          |..              |
+    |                                               |                |      item_flags: {} 0x42-0x45.7 (4)
+0x40|      00                                       |  .             |        unused0: 0 0x42-0x42.5 (0.6)
+0x40|      00                                       |  .             |        binary: false 0x42.6-0x42.6 (0.1)
+0x40|      00 00 00 00                              |  ....          |        unused1: 0 0x42.7-0x45.7 (3.1)
+0x40|                  52 45 50 4c 41 59 47 41 49 4e|      REPLAYGAIN|      key: "REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_GAIN" 0x46-0x5a.7 (21)
+0x50|5f 54 52 41 43 4b 5f 47 41 49 4e               |_TRACK_GAIN     |
+0x50|                                 00            |           .    |      key_terminator: 0 0x5b-0x5b.7 (1)
+0x50|                                    2b 31 33 2e|            +13.|      value: "+13.75000 dB" 0x5c-0x67.7 (12)
+0x60|37 35 30 30 30 20 64 42                        |75000 dB        |
+    |                                               |                |    [2]: tag {} 0x68-0x8d.7 (38)
+0x60|                        08 00 00 00            |        ....    |      item_size: 8 0x68-0x6b.7 (4)
+    |                                               |                |      item_flags: {} 0x6c-0x6f.7 (4)
+0x60|                                    00         |            .   |        unused0: 0 0x6c-0x6c.5 (0.6)
+0x60|                                    00         |            .   |        binary: false 0x6c.6-0x6c.6 (0.1)
+0x60|                                    00 00 00 00|            ....|        unused1: 0 0x6c.7-0x6f.7 (3.1)
+0x70|52 45 50 4c 41 59 47 41 49 4e 5f 54 52 41 43 4b|REPLAYGAIN_TRACK|      key: "REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_PEAK" 0x70-0x84.7 (21)
+0x80|5f 50 45 41 4b                                 |_PEAK           |
+0x80|               00                              |     .          |      key_terminator: 0 0x85-0x85.7 (1)
+0x80|                  30 2e 30 38 34 36 36 35      |      0.084665  |      value: "0.084665" 0x86-0x8d.7 (8)
+    |                                               |                |  footer: {} 0x8e-0xad.7 (32)
+0x80|                                          41 50|              AP|    preamble: "APETAGEX" (Correct) 0x8e-0x95.7 (8)
+0x90|45 54 41 47 45 58                              |ETAGEX          |
+0x90|                  d0 07 00 00                  |      ....      |    version: 2000 0x96-0x99.7 (4)
+0x90|                              8e 00 00 00      |          ....  |    tag_size: 142 0x9a-0x9d.7 (4)
+0x90|                                          03 00|              ..|    item_count: 3 0x9e-0xa1.7 (4)
+0xa0|00 00                                          |..              |
+0xa0|      00 00 00 80                              |  ....          |    flags: 2147483648 0xa2-0xa5.7 (4)
+0xa0|                  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00|     |      ........| |    reserved: Correct (none) (zero padding) 0xa6-0xad.7 (8)