diff --git a/src/testdir/test44.in b/src/testdir/test44.in
index 87de1b9..69fbb94 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test44.in
+++ b/src/testdir/test44.in
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@
 :put =matchstr(\"אבגד\", \"..\", 0, 2) " בג
 :put =matchstr(\"אבגד\", \".\", 0, 0) " א
 :put =matchstr(\"אבגד\", \".\", 4, -1) " ג
+:new
+:$put =['dog(a', 'cat(']
+/(/e+
+"ayn:bd!
+:$put =''
+G"ap
 :w!
 :qa!
 ENDTEST
diff --git a/src/testdir/test44.ok b/src/testdir/test44.ok
index 0bd0b8a..d9a1206 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test44.ok
+++ b/src/testdir/test44.ok
@@ -22,3 +22,5 @@
 בג
 א
 ג
+a
+cat(