diff --git a/test/issue990-download-optional-selected.sh b/test/issue990-download-optional-selected.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+cd ${CURR_DIR}/issue990-download-optional-selected
+rm -rf b/.dub
+${DUB} remove gitcompatibledubpackage -n --version=*
+${DUB} run || exit 1
diff --git a/test/issue990-download-optional-selected/.no_build b/test/issue990-download-optional-selected/.no_build
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+++ b/test/issue990-download-optional-selected/.no_build
diff --git a/test/issue990-download-optional-selected/dub.sdl b/test/issue990-download-optional-selected/dub.sdl
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+++ b/test/issue990-download-optional-selected/dub.sdl
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+name "b"
+dependency "gitcompatibledubpackage" version="1.0.2" optional=true
diff --git a/test/issue990-download-optional-selected/dub.selections.json b/test/issue990-download-optional-selected/dub.selections.json
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+{
+	"fileVersion": 1,
+	"versions": {
+		"gitcompatibledubpackage": "1.0.2"
+	}
+}
diff --git a/test/issue990-download-optional-selected/source/app.d b/test/issue990-download-optional-selected/source/app.d
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+import gitcompatibledubpackage.subdir.file;
+
+void main()
+{
+	assert(!hasTheWorldExploded);
+}