diff --git a/test/issue895-local-configuration.sh b/test/issue895-local-configuration.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+
+cd ${CURR_DIR}
+mkdir ../etc
+mkdir ../etc/dub
+echo "{\"defaultCompiler\": \"foo\"}" > ../etc/dub/settings.json
+
+if [ -e /var/lib/dub/settings.json ]; then
+	echo "Found existing system wide DUB configuration. Aborting."
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ -e ~/.dub/settings.json ]; then
+	echo "Found existing user wide DUB configuration. Aborting."
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! ${DUB} describe --single issue103-single-file-package.d 2>&1 | grep -e "Unknown compiler: foo" -c > /dev/null; then
+	rm -r ../etc
+	echo "DUB didn't find the local configuration"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+rm -r ../etc