diff --git a/tests/sys/hoon/auras.hoon b/tests/sys/hoon/auras.hoon
index 5532ca3e2..5f4e0d421 100644
--- a/tests/sys/hoon/auras.hoon
+++ b/tests/sys/hoon/auras.hoon
@@ -143,4 +143,8 @@
       !>  (scot %q 0x101.0101.0101.0101.0102)
     ::
   ==
+::
+++  test-sane
+  %-  expect
+  !>(((sane %t) '🤔'))
 --