diff --git a/arg-parsing-test.bats b/arg-parsing-test.bats
index 52a692a..2ac076a 100644
--- a/arg-parsing-test.bats
+++ b/arg-parsing-test.bats
@@ -71,4 +71,8 @@ write_conf_file() {
 	parse_args --config-file conf --no-hash
 	assert that "$append_hash" = "false"
 }
+@test '        sets a --message with spaces in it.' {
+	parse_args --message "a message"
+	assert that "$commit_message" = "a message"
+}