diff --git a/tests/integration_tests.rs b/tests/integration_tests.rs
index e16a8a91..7ab99bb2 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests.rs
+++ b/tests/integration_tests.rs
@@ -522,6 +522,17 @@ fn alias_pager_disable_long_overrides_short() {
         .stdout(predicate::eq("pager-output\n").normalize());
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn pager_failed_to_parse() {
+    bat()
+        .env("BAT_PAGER", "mismatched-quotes 'a")
+        .arg("--paging=always")
+        .arg("test.txt")
+        .assert()
+        .failure()
+        .stderr(predicate::str::contains("Could not parse pager command"));
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn config_location_test() {
     bat_with_config()