1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/t/init.t b/t/init.t
index efa3314d..752e5af9 100644
--- a/t/init.t
+++ b/t/init.t
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ sub quiet_fail {
          $err = '';
          ok(run_script($cmd, $env, $rdr), 'initializes non-existent hierarchy');
          ok(-d "$tmpdir/a/b/c/d", 'directory created');
+        is(PublicInbox::Inbox::try_cat("$tmpdir/a/b/c/d/description"),
+                "public inbox for abcd\@example.com\n", 'description set');
+
          open my $fh, '>', "$tmpdir/d" or BAIL_OUT "open: $!";
          close $fh;
          $cmd = [ '-init', 'd-f-conflict', "$tmpdir/d/f/conflict",