diff --git a/t/t1900-repo.sh b/t/t1900-repo.sh
index 9796e36087..6c555e90c3 100755
--- a/t/t1900-repo.sh
+++ b/t/t1900-repo.sh

@@ -54,4 +60,12 @@ test_expect_success 'only one value is returned if the same key is requested twi
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'output is returned correctly when two keys are requested' '
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+	layout.bare=false
+	references.format=files
+	EOF
+	git init --ref-format=files two-keys &&
+	git -C two-keys repo info layout.bare references.format
+'
 test_done