diff --git a/tests/run.sh.in b/tests/run.sh.in
index 219c3fa..685ce26 100644
--- a/tests/run.sh.in
+++ b/tests/run.sh.in
@@ -225,6 +225,9 @@ run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs framework-2" \
 run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --exists --print-errors 'foo > 0.6.0 foo < 0.8.0'; echo \$?" \
 	'1'
 
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1}  --exists --print-errors 'nonexisting foo <= 3'; echo \$?" \
+	'1'
+
 # 10) tests for internal getopt implementation with options at the end
 if [ "x@STRICT_MODE@" = "xno" ]; then
 	run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} foo --libs" \