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diff --git a/tests/t0003-cache.sh b/tests/t0003-cache.sh
index 39f11a9..f4fa3cb 100755
--- a/tests/t0003-cache.sh
+++ b/tests/t0003-cache.sh
@@ -312,6 +312,21 @@ test_expect_success SANITY 'a refresh that cannot lock serves the expired slot a
 	grep "Unable to open .*\.lock: Permission denied" stale.err
 '
 
+# A lock file that cannot take the key goes with its lock, rather than
+# staying behind locked while the page renders uncached. The limit is on
+# files, so the log goes through the pipe as well.
+test_expect_success 'a slot lock that cannot take its key is let go' '
+	rm -rf cache3 && mkdir cache3 &&
+	(
+		trap "" XFSZ &&
+		ulimit -f 0 &&
+		CGIT_CONFIG="$PWD/bigkeyrc" QUERY_STRING="url=bigpage/" cgit 2>&1
+	) | cat >nokey.out &&
+	grep "</html>" nokey.out &&
+	grep "Unable to write .*\.lock" nokey.out &&
+	test_dir_is_empty cache3
+'
+
 # A scan is cached in a file named after the hash of its path, so a first
 # scan finds out what that name is. The index page is left uncached, which
 # makes each request read the list afresh.