diff --git a/test/issue884-init-defer-file-creation.sh b/test/issue884-init-defer-file-creation.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
+
+TMPDIR=${CURR_DIR}tmppack
+echo $TMPDIR
+
+mkdir ${TMPDIR}
+cd ${TMPDIR}
+
+# kill dub init during interactive mode
+${DUB} init < /dev/stdin &
+sleep 1
+kill $!
+
+# ensure that no files are left behind
+NFILES_PLUS_ONE=`ls -la | wc -l`
+
+cd ${CURR_DIR}
+rm -r ${TMPDIR}
+
+# ignore sum + "." + ".."
+if [ ${NFILES_PLUS_ONE} -gt 3 ]; then
+	exit 1;
+fi