diff --git a/tests-ng/actions-default.sh b/tests-ng/actions-default.sh
index e144243..9cd720a 100755
--- a/tests-ng/actions-default.sh
+++ b/tests-ng/actions-default.sh
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ actions:
     postaction1: echo 'postinside' > ${tmpa}/postinside
   nakedaction: echo 'naked' > ${tmpa}/naked
   nakedaction1: echo 'nakedinside' > ${tmpa}/nakedinside
+  appendaction: echo 'newline' >> ${tmpa}/append
 config:
   backup: true
   create: true
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ config:
   - preaction
   - postaction
   - nakedaction
+  - appendaction
 dotfiles:
   f_abc:
     dst: ${tmpd}/abc
@@ -114,6 +116,12 @@ grep postinside ${tmpa}/postinside >/dev/null
 grep naked ${tmpa}/naked >/dev/null
 grep nakedinside ${tmpa}/nakedinside >/dev/null
 
+# test default action run
+cd ${ddpath} | ${bin} install -fa -c ${cfg} -p p1 -V
+
+cnt=`cat ${tmpa}/append | wc -l`
+[ "${cnt}" != "2" ] && echo "default_actions not run on -a" && exit 1
+
 # clear
 rm -f ${tmpa}/naked* ${tmpa}/pre* ${tmpa}/post* ${tmpd}/abc