diff --git a/t/32_inactive_error.t b/t/32_inactive_error.t
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+#!/usr/bin/perl
+
+use strict;
+BEGIN {
+	$|  = 1;
+	$^W = 1;
+}
+
+use Test::More tests => 2;
+use t::lib::Test;
+
+my $dbh = connect_ok( PrintError => 0, RaiseError => 1 );
+
+my $sth = $dbh->prepare('CREATE TABLE foo (f)');
+   $dbh->disconnect;
+
+# attempt to execute on inactive database handle
+my $ret = eval { $sth->execute; };
+
+ok !defined $ret;