diff --git a/tests/word_splitting.c b/tests/word_splitting.c
index 74786b2..94542de 100644
--- a/tests/word_splitting.c
+++ b/tests/word_splitting.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: khais <marvin@42.fr>                       +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2025/02/13 15:17:56 by khais             #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2025/02/17 14:27:45 by khais            ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2025/02/17 14:37:17 by khais            ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -100,6 +100,18 @@ static void	test_wordsplit_mixed_double_in_single(void)
 	wordlist_destroy(words);
 }
 
+static void	test_wordsplit_mixed_broken(void)
+{
+	t_wordlist	*words;
+
+	words = minishell_wordsplit("hello '\"mixed 'quotes'\"' there");
+	assert_strequal("hello", wordlist_get(words, 0)->word);
+	assert_strequal("'\"mixed \'quotes'\"'", wordlist_get(words, 1)->word);
+	assert_strequal("there", wordlist_get(words, 2)->word);
+	assert(NULL == wordlist_get(words, 3));
+	wordlist_destroy(words);
+}
+
 int main(void) {
 	test_wordsplit_singleword();
 	test_wordsplit_singleword_with_blanks();
@@ -108,5 +120,6 @@ int main(void) {
 	test_wordsplit_multiword_with_double_quotes();
 	test_wordsplit_mixed_single_in_double();
 	test_wordsplit_mixed_double_in_single();
+	test_wordsplit_mixed_broken();
 	return (0);
 }