diff --git a/tests/ops.bats b/tests/ops.bats
index 43faf285..1a17f134 100644
--- a/tests/ops.bats
+++ b/tests/ops.bats
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ setup() {
     run "$DAGGER" compute "$TESTDIR"/ops/fetch-git/nonexistent/bork
     assert_failure
 
+    run "$DAGGER" compute "$TESTDIR"/ops/fetch-git/gitdir
+    assert_failure
+
     # FIXME: distinguish missing inputs from incorrect config
     # run "$DAGGER" compute "$TESTDIR"/ops/fetch-git/invalid
     # assert_failure