diff --git a/tests/ctrl/ctrl_test.c b/tests/ctrl/ctrl_test.c
index e25929c2c..b1d4f2375 100644
--- a/tests/ctrl/ctrl_test.c
+++ b/tests/ctrl/ctrl_test.c
@@ -154,6 +154,22 @@ static const struct one_test test_messages_list[] = {
 		"ERROR 1 Command not found",
 
 	},
+	{ "GET 1 var\ti\table",
+		{
+			.type = CTRL_TYPE_GET,
+			.id = "1",
+			.variable = "var\ti\table", /* current bug */
+		},
+		"ERROR 1 Command not found",
+	},
+	{ "GET 1 var\ri\rable",
+		{
+			.type = CTRL_TYPE_GET,
+			.id = "1",
+			.variable = "var\ri\rable", /* current bug */
+		},
+		"ERROR 1 Command not found",
+	},
 	{ "GET 1 variable value",
 		{
 			.type = CTRL_TYPE_GET,
diff --git a/tests/ctrl/ctrl_test.ok b/tests/ctrl/ctrl_test.ok
index 210c5997b..4a3a1696f 100644
--- a/tests/ctrl/ctrl_test.ok
+++ b/tests/ctrl/ctrl_test.ok
@@ -34,6 +34,24 @@ reply = '(null)'
 handling:
 replied: 'ERROR 1 Command not found'
 ok
+test: 'GET 1 var\ti\table'
+parsing:
+id = '1'
+variable = 'var\ti\table'
+value = '(null)'
+reply = '(null)'
+handling:
+replied: 'ERROR 1 Command not found'
+ok
+test: 'GET 1 var\ri\rable'
+parsing:
+id = '1'
+variable = 'var\ri\rable'
+value = '(null)'
+reply = '(null)'
+handling:
+replied: 'ERROR 1 Command not found'
+ok
 test: 'GET 1 variable value'
 parsing:
 id = '1'