diff --git a/tests/scripts/stderr1.sh b/tests/scripts/stderr1.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..73abc0d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/scripts/stderr1.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+## test for issue 2561
+
+OUTPUT=$(mktemp)
+BAT=bat
+code=$($BAT /tmp 2> $OUTPUT; cat $OUTPUT | grep error; echo $?)
+
+if [[ $code == 1 ]]; then
+    echo "stderr test fsil"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+exit 0