diff --git a/tests/Composer/Test/Fixtures/installer/install-self-from-root.test b/tests/Composer/Test/Fixtures/installer/install-self-from-root.test
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+--TEST--
+Tries to require a package with the same name as the root package
+--COMPOSER--
+{
+    "name": "foo/bar",
+    "require": {
+        "foo/bar": "@dev"
+    }
+}
+--RUN--
+install
+--EXPECT-OUTPUT--
+Root package 'foo/bar' cannot require itself in its composer.json
+Did you accidentally name your root package after an external package?
+--EXPECT--
+EXCEPTION