diff --git a/src/testdir/test_crash.vim b/src/testdir/test_crash.vim
index e741a18..bfd04ff 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_crash.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_crash.vim
@@ -228,6 +228,11 @@
   call term_sendkeys(buf, args)
   call TermWait(buf, 50)
 
+  let file = 'crash/nullptr_regexp_nfa'
+  let cmn_args = "%s -u NONE -i NONE -n -X -m -n -e -s -S %s -c ':qa!'"
+  let args = printf(cmn_args, vim, file)
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, args)
+  call TermWait(buf, 50)
 
   " clean up
   exe buf .. "bw!"