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-rw-r--r--tests/guix-system.sh15
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diff --git a/tests/guix-system.sh b/tests/guix-system.sh
index d575795ea0..31ee637133 100644
--- a/tests/guix-system.sh
+++ b/tests/guix-system.sh
@@ -53,6 +53,21 @@ else
 fi
 
 
+cat > "$tmpfile"<<EOF
+;; This is line 1, and the next one is line 2.
+   (operating-system
+;; This is line 3, and there is no closing paren!
+EOF
+
+if guix system vm "$tmpfile" 2> "$errorfile"
+then
+    # This must not succeed.
+    exit 1
+else
+    grep "$tmpfile:4:1: missing closing paren" "$errorfile"
+fi
+
+
 # Reporting of unbound variables.
 
 cat > "$tmpfile" <<EOF