diff --git a/testing/btest/bifs/empty_conn_weird.zeek b/testing/btest/bifs/empty_conn_weird.zeek
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+#
+# @TEST-EXEC: zeek -b %INPUT
+
+event zeek_init()
+{
+        local x: connection;
+        x$uid = "uid";
+        
+        Reporter::conn_weird("foo", x);
+        print "done";
+}