diff --git a/public/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/variantutils/ValidateVariantsIntegrationTest.java b/public/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/variantutils/ValidateVariantsIntegrationTest.java
index adf3b21a8..3d41be1ae 100755
--- a/public/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/variantutils/ValidateVariantsIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/public/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/variantutils/ValidateVariantsIntegrationTest.java
@@ -113,4 +113,16 @@ public class ValidateVariantsIntegrationTest extends WalkerTest {
 
         executeTest("test bad alt allele", spec);
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testBadAllele2() {
+        WalkerTestSpec spec = new WalkerTestSpec(
+            baseTestString("validationExampleBad3.vcf", "ALLELES"),
+            0,
+            UserException.MalformedFile.class
+        );
+
+        executeTest("test bad alt allele", spec);
+    }
+
 }