diff --git a/tests/testdata/dt.RDS b/tests/testdata/dt.RDS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d2838f
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diff --git a/tests/testthat/test_expost_rang.R b/tests/testthat/test_expost_rang.R
index 2d33006..3b84396 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test_expost_rang.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test_expost_rang.R
@@ -185,3 +185,8 @@ test_that("Super ancient special packages", {
     graph <- readRDS("../testdata/superancientsna.RDS")
     expect_error(.generate_installation_order(graph), NA)
 })
+
+test_that("base as a dependency, issue 144", {
+    graph <- readRDS("../testdata/dt.RDS")
+    expect_error(.generate_installation_order(graph), NA)
+})