diff --git a/tools/stats.js b/tools/stats.js
index aeb19e6ad4..c0626ca303 100644
--- a/tools/stats.js
+++ b/tools/stats.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ var packageList = function (_currentProjectForTest) {
       return {
         name: name,
         version: version,
-        direct: _.contains(directDeps, name)
+        direct: _.has(directDeps, name)
       };
     }
   );
diff --git a/tools/tests/report-stats.js b/tools/tests/report-stats.js
index e70aacd193..0edc6222d6 100644
--- a/tools/tests/report-stats.js
+++ b/tools/tests/report-stats.js
@@ -73,6 +73,14 @@ selftest.define("report-stats", ["slow"], function () {
       selftest.expectEqual(_.sortBy(usage.packages, "name"),
                            _.sortBy(stats.packageList(sandboxProject), "name"));
 
+      // Check that the direct dependency was recorded as such.
+      _.each(usage.packages, function (package) {
+        if (package.name === "local-package" &&
+            ! package.direct) {
+          selftest.fail("local-package is not marked as a direct dependency");
+        }
+      });
+
       // verify that the stats server recorded that with no userId
       var appPackages = stats.getPackagesForAppIdInTest(sandboxProject);
       selftest.expectEqual(appPackages.appId, identifier);