diff --git a/test/unit/_get_comp_words_by_ref.exp b/test/unit/_get_comp_words_by_ref.exp
index df2c531d..ad07a659 100644
--- a/test/unit/_get_comp_words_by_ref.exp
+++ b/test/unit/_get_comp_words_by_ref.exp
@@ -72,6 +72,14 @@ assert_bash_list {"b a"} $cmd $test
 sync_after_int
 
 
+set test "a | b";  # | = cursor position
+set cmd {COMP_WORDS=(a b); COMP_CWORD=1; COMP_LINE='a  b'; COMP_POINT=2; _get_comp_words_by_ref cur prev; echo "$cur $prev"}
+assert_bash_list {" a"} $cmd $test
+
+
+sync_after_int
+
+
 set test {a b\ c| should return b\ c};  # | = cursor position
 set cmd {COMP_WORDS=(a 'b\ c'); COMP_CWORD=1; COMP_LINE='a b\ c'; COMP_POINT=6; _get_comp_words_by_ref cur prev; echo "$cur $prev"}
 assert_bash_list {"b\\ c a"} $cmd $test