diff --git a/test/git-check-assertions.bats b/test/git-check-assertions.bats
index 2e45490..1755820 100755
--- a/test/git-check-assertions.bats
+++ b/test/git-check-assertions.bats
@@ -99,6 +99,16 @@ commit_with_assertion() {
   assert_size_zero ../test
 }
 
+@test "should restore worktree after a failure" {
+  git checkout -b feature
+  commit_with_assertion $'echo blah >> readme\nexit 3'
+
+  run git-check-assertions
+
+  assert_failure
+  assert_size_zero readme
+}
+
 @test "assertions should run against the version of the code inside of the commit" {
   git checkout -b feature
   echo commit1 >readme