diff --git a/tests/test-ssh b/tests/test-ssh
--- a/tests/test-ssh
+++ b/tests/test-ssh
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ echo 'changegroup = echo changegroup in 
 
 cd ..
 
+echo "# repo not found error"
+hg clone -e ./dummyssh ssh://user@dummy/nonexistent local
+
 echo "# clone remote via stream"
 hg clone -e ./dummyssh --uncompressed ssh://user@dummy/remote local-stream 2>&1 | \
   sed -e 's/[0-9][0-9.]*/XXX/g' -e 's/[KM]\(B\/sec\)/X\1/'