diff --git a/test/issue813-pure-sub-dependency.sh b/test/issue813-pure-sub-dependency.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+cd ${CURR_DIR}/issue813-pure-sub-dependency
+rm -rf main/.dub
+rm -rf sub/.dub
+rm -rf sub/sub/.dub
+rm -f main/dub.selections.json
+${DUB} build --bare --compiler=${DC} main || exit 1
diff --git a/test/issue813-pure-sub-dependency/.no_build b/test/issue813-pure-sub-dependency/.no_build
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+++ b/test/issue813-pure-sub-dependency/.no_build
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+ 
diff --git a/test/issue813-pure-sub-dependency/main/dub.sdl b/test/issue813-pure-sub-dependency/main/dub.sdl
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+++ b/test/issue813-pure-sub-dependency/main/dub.sdl
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+name "main"
+targetType "executable"
+dependency "sub:sub" version="*"
diff --git a/test/issue813-pure-sub-dependency/main/src/app.d b/test/issue813-pure-sub-dependency/main/src/app.d
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+import sub.test;
+
+void main()
+{
+	foo();
+} 
diff --git a/test/issue813-pure-sub-dependency/sub/dub.sdl b/test/issue813-pure-sub-dependency/sub/dub.sdl
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+++ b/test/issue813-pure-sub-dependency/sub/dub.sdl
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+name "sub"
+subPackage "sub/"
+dependency ":sub" version="*"
diff --git a/test/issue813-pure-sub-dependency/sub/sub/dub.sdl b/test/issue813-pure-sub-dependency/sub/sub/dub.sdl
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+name "sub"
diff --git a/test/issue813-pure-sub-dependency/sub/sub/src/sub/test.d b/test/issue813-pure-sub-dependency/sub/sub/src/sub/test.d
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+module sub.test;
+
+void foo()
+{
+
+}
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