1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/test/ral/types/host.rb b/test/ral/types/host.rb
index 16ed20bd4..a5d645bd1 100755
--- a/test/ral/types/host.rb
+++ b/test/ral/types/host.rb
@@ -147,8 +147,15 @@ class TestHost < Test::Unit::TestCase
         }
     end
 
+    def test_invalid_hostname
+        host = mkhost()
+
+        assert_raise(Puppet::Error) {
+            host[:name] = "!invalid.hostname.$$$"
+        }
     end
- 
+
+    end  
     def test_aliasisproperty
         assert_equal(:property, @hosttype.attrtype(:alias))
     end