1 files changed, 14 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/test/old/testdir/test_listdict.vim b/test/old/testdir/test_listdict.vim
index 07a365d337..1fc0c1e7d4 100644
--- a/test/old/testdir/test_listdict.vim
+++ b/test/old/testdir/test_listdict.vim
@@ -178,11 +178,20 @@ endfunc
 
 " test for range assign
 func Test_list_range_assign()
-  let l = [0]
-  let l[:] = [1, 2]
-  call assert_equal([1, 2], l)
-  let l[-4:-1] = [5, 6]
-  call assert_equal([5, 6], l)
+  let lines =<< trim END
+      VAR l = [0]
+      LET l[:] = [1, 2]
+      call assert_equal([1, 2], l)
+      LET l[-4 : -1] = [5, 6]
+      call assert_equal([5, 6], l)
+  END
+  call CheckLegacyAndVim9Success(lines)
+
+  let lines =<< trim END
+    var l = [7]
+    l[:] = ['text']
+  END
+  call CheckDefAndScriptFailure(lines, 'E1012:', 2)
 endfunc
 
 " Test removing items in list