diff --git a/tests-ng/compare-negative-ignore-relative.sh b/tests-ng/compare-negative-ignore-relative.sh
index 7d9833b..9773c32 100755
--- a/tests-ng/compare-negative-ignore-relative.sh
+++ b/tests-ng/compare-negative-ignore-relative.sh
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ cur=$(dirname "$(${rl} "${0}")")
 
 # dotdrop path can be pass as argument
 ddpath="${cur}/../"
-[ "${1}" != "" ] && ddpath="${1}"
+[ -n "${1}" ] && ddpath="${1}"
 [ ! -d ${ddpath} ] && echo "ddpath \"${ddpath}\" is not a directory" && exit 1
 
 export PYTHONPATH="${ddpath}:${PYTHONPATH}"
diff --git a/tests-ng/compare-negative-ignore.sh b/tests-ng/compare-negative-ignore.sh
index 7c545f8..24e6b38 100755
--- a/tests-ng/compare-negative-ignore.sh
+++ b/tests-ng/compare-negative-ignore.sh
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ cur=$(dirname "$(${rl} "${0}")")
 
 # dotdrop path can be pass as argument
 ddpath="${cur}/../"
-[ "${1}" != "" ] && ddpath="${1}"
+[ -n "${1}" ] && ddpath="${1}"
 [ ! -d ${ddpath} ] && echo "ddpath \"${ddpath}\" is not a directory" && exit 1
 
 export PYTHONPATH="${ddpath}:${PYTHONPATH}"
@@ -129,4 +129,4 @@ set -e
 rm -rf ${basedir} ${tmpd}
 
 echo "OK"
-exit 0
\ No newline at end of file
+exit 0
diff --git a/tests-ng/global-compare-negative-ignore.sh b/tests-ng/global-compare-negative-ignore.sh
index a6b4a13..56ca367 100755
--- a/tests-ng/global-compare-negative-ignore.sh
+++ b/tests-ng/global-compare-negative-ignore.sh
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ cur=$(dirname "$(${rl} "${0}")")
 
 # dotdrop path can be pass as argument
 ddpath="${cur}/../"
-[ "${1}" != "" ] && ddpath="${1}"
+[ -n "${1}" ] && ddpath="${1}"
 [ ! -d ${ddpath} ] && echo "ddpath \"{ddpath}\" is not a directory" && exit 1
 
 export PYTHONPATH="${ddpath}:${PYTHONPATH}"
diff --git a/tests-ng/global-update-negative-ignore.sh b/tests-ng/global-update-negative-ignore.sh
index 268b812..3598f0f 100755
--- a/tests-ng/global-update-negative-ignore.sh
+++ b/tests-ng/global-update-negative-ignore.sh
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ cur=$(dirname "$(${rl} "${0}")")
 
 # dotdrop path can be pass as argument
 ddpath="${cur}/../"
-[ "${1}" != "" ] && ddpath="${1}"
+[ -n "${1}" ] && ddpath="${1}"
 [ ! -d ${ddpath} ] && echo "ddpath \"${ddpath}\" is not a directory" && exit 1
 
 export PYTHONPATH="${ddpath}:${PYTHONPATH}"
diff --git a/tests-ng/import-negative-ignore.sh b/tests-ng/import-negative-ignore.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..034deee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests-ng/import-negative-ignore.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# author: jtt9340 (https://github.com/jtt9340)
+#
+# test negative ignore import
+# returns 1 in case of error
+#
+
+# exit on first error
+set -e
+
+# all this crap to get current path
+if [ $(uname) = Darwin ]; then
+  # Unfortunately, readlink works differently on macOS than it does on GNU/Linux
+  # (the -f option behaves differently) and the realpath command does not exist.
+  # Workarounds I find on the Internet suggest just using Homebrew to install coreutils
+  # so you can get the GNU coreutils on your Mac. But, I don't want this script to
+  # assume (a) users have Homebrew installed and (b) if they have Homebrew installed, that
+  # they then installed the GNU coreutils.
+  readlink() {
+    TARGET_FILE=$1
+
+    cd `dirname $TARGET_FILE`
+    TARGET_FILE=`basename $TARGET_FILE`
+
+    # Iterate down a (possible) chain of symlinks
+    while [ -L "$TARGET_FILE" ]; do
+      TARGET_FILE=`readlink $TARGET_FILE`
+      cd `dirname $TARGET_FILE`
+      TARGET_FILE=`basename $TARGET_FILE`
+    done
+
+    # Compute the canonicalized name by finding the physical path
+    # for the directory we're in and appending the target file.
+    PHYS_DIR=`pwd -P`
+    RESULT=$PHYS_DIR/$TARGET_FILE
+    echo $RESULT
+  }
+  rl="readlink"
+else
+  rl="readlink -f"
+  if ! ${rl} "${0}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    rl="realpath"
+
+    if ! hash ${rl}; then
+      echo "\"${rl}\" not found !" && exit 1
+    fi
+  fi
+fi
+cur=$(dirname "$(${rl} "${0}")")
+
+# dotdrop path can be pass as argument
+ddpath="${cur}/../"
+[ -n "${1}" ] && ddpath="${1}"
+[ ! -d ${ddpath} ] && echo "ddpath \"${ddpath}\" is not a directory" && exit 1
+
+export PYTHONPATH="${ddpath}:${PYTHONPATH}"
+bin="python3 -m dotdrop.dotdrop"
+hash coverage 2>/dev/null && bin="coverage run -a --source=dotdrop -m dotdrop.dotdrop" || true
+
+echo "dotdrop path: ${ddpath}"
+echo "pythonpath: ${PYTHONPATH}"
+
+# get the helpers
+source ${cur}/helpers
+
+echo -e "$(tput setaf 6)==> RUNNING $(basename $BASH_SOURCE) <==$(tput sgr0)"
+
+################################################################
+# this is the test
+################################################################
+# the dotfile source
+basedir=`mktemp -d --suffix='-dotdrop-tests' 2>/dev/null || mktemp -d`
+mkdir -p ${basedir}/dotfiles
+
+# the dotfile destination
+tmpd=`mkdir -d --suffix='-dotdrop-tests' 2>/dev/null || mktemp -d`
+
+# dotdrop directory
+echo "[+] dotdrop dir: ${basedir}"
+echo "[+] dotpath dir: ${basedir}/dotfiles"
+mkdir -p ${tmpd}/a/{b,c}
+echo 'a' > ${tmpd}/a/b/abfile1
+echo 'a' > ${tmpd}/a/b/abfile2
+echo 'a' > ${tmpd}/a/b/abfile3
+echo 'a' > ${tmpd}/a/c/acfile
+mkdir -p ${tmpd}/a/newdir/b
+touch ${tmpd}/a/newdir/b/{c,d}
+
+# create the config file
+cfg="${basedir}/config.yaml"
+cfg2="${basedir}/config2.yaml"
+create_conf ${cfg} # sets token
+sed '/dotpath: dotfiles/a\
+\ \ impignore:\
+\ \ \ \ - "*/newdir/b/*"\
+\ \ \ \ - "!*/newdir/b/d"\
+\ \ \ \ - "*/abfile?"\
+\ \ \ \ - "!*/abfile3"
+' ${cfg} > ${cfg2}
+
+# import
+echo "[+] import"
+cd ${ddpath} | ${bin} import -f -c ${cfg2} --verbose --profile=p1 ${tmpd}/a --as=~/a
+
+# check files haven't been imported
+[ -e ${basedir}/dotfiles/a/newdir/b/c ] && echo "newdir/b/c should not have been imported" && exit 1
+[ ! -e ${basedir}/dotfiles/a/newdir/b/d ] && echo "newdir/b/d should have been imported" && exit 1
+[ -e ${basedir}/dotfiles/a/b/abfile1 ] && echo "abfile1 should not have been imported" && exit 1
+[ -e ${basedir}/dotfiles/a/b/abfile2 ] && echo "abfile2 should not have been imported" && exit 1
+[ ! -e ${basedir}/dotfiles/a/b/abfile3 ] && echo "abfile3 should have been imported" && exit 1
+
+## CLEANING
+rm -rf ${tmpd} ${basedir}
+
+echo "OK"
+exit 0
diff --git a/tests-ng/install-negative-ignore.sh b/tests-ng/install-negative-ignore.sh
index 4c2beef..6fd6779 100755
--- a/tests-ng/install-negative-ignore.sh
+++ b/tests-ng/install-negative-ignore.sh
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ cur=$(dirname "$(${rl} "${0}")")
 
 # dotdrop path can be pass as argument
 ddpath="${cur}/../"
-[ "${1}" != "" ] && ddpath="${1}"
+[ -n "${1}" ] && ddpath="${1}"
 [ ! -d ${ddpath} ] && echo "ddpath \"${ddpath}\" is not a directory" && exit 1
 
 export PYTHONPATH="${ddpath}:${PYTHONPATH}"
diff --git a/tests-ng/update-negative-ignore.sh b/tests-ng/update-negative-ignore.sh
index 2c3e7ce..125cfa0 100755
--- a/tests-ng/update-negative-ignore.sh
+++ b/tests-ng/update-negative-ignore.sh
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ cur=$(dirname "$(${rl} "${0}")")
 
 # dotdrop path can be pass as argument
 ddpath="${cur}/../"
-[ "${1}" != "" ] && ddpath="${1}"
+[ -n "${1}" ] && ddpath="${1}"
 [ ! -d ${ddpath} ] && exho "ddpath \"${ddpath}\" is not a directory" && exit 1
 
 export PYTHONPATH="${ddpath}:${PYTHONPATH}"