diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/generators/move/lib/update-imports.spec.ts b/packages/workspace/src/generators/move/lib/update-imports.spec.ts
index cff2940ca9fd9..2f651aa7a6c39 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/generators/move/lib/update-imports.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/generators/move/lib/update-imports.spec.ts
@@ -258,6 +258,38 @@ describe('updateImports', () => {
     expect(tree.read(importerFilePath, 'utf-8')).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
 
+  it('should not throw error on export list', async () => {
+    await libraryGenerator(tree, {
+      name: 'my-destination',
+      config: 'project',
+      projectNameAndRootFormat: 'as-provided',
+    });
+    await libraryGenerator(tree, {
+      name: 'my-source',
+      projectNameAndRootFormat: 'as-provided',
+    });
+    await libraryGenerator(tree, {
+      name: 'my-importer',
+      projectNameAndRootFormat: 'as-provided',
+    });
+    const importerFilePath = 'my-importer/src/importer.ts';
+    tree.write(
+      importerFilePath,
+      `
+        import { MyClass } from '@proj/my-source';
+
+        export { MyClass };
+      `
+    );
+    const projectConfig = readProjectConfiguration(tree, 'my-source');
+
+    const normalizedSchema = await normalizeSchema(tree, schema, projectConfig);
+
+    expect(() =>
+      updateImports(tree, normalizedSchema, projectConfig)
+    ).not.toThrow();
+  });
+
   it('should update require imports', async () => {
     await libraryGenerator(tree, {
       name: 'table',