diff --git a/tests/abuild_test b/tests/abuild_test
index a0e7804..e15a922 100755
--- a/tests/abuild_test
+++ b/tests/abuild_test
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ init_tests \
 	abuild_checksum_generation \
 	abuild_checksum_duplicates \
 	abuild_subpkg_dep_leak \
-	abuild_py_providers_creation
+	abuild_py_providers_creation \
+	abuild_reject_init_with_improper_shebang
 
 export ABUILD_SHAREDIR=$(atf_get_srcdir)/..
 export ABUILD_CONF=/dev/null
@@ -309,3 +310,33 @@ abuild_py_providers_creation_body() {
 		cat pkg/.control.py3-foo-and-bar/.PKGINFO
 }
 
+abuild_reject_init_with_improper_shebang_body() {
+	mkdir invalid-initd
+	cd invalid-initd
+	cat >APKBUILD<<-EOF
+		# Maintainer: Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org>
+		pkgname="invalid-initd"
+		pkgver="1.0"
+		pkgrel=0
+		pkgdesc="Dummy test package"
+		url="https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports"
+		arch="noarch"
+		license="MIT"
+		subpackages=""
+		source="test.initd"
+		prepare() {
+			mkdir -p "\$builddir"
+		}
+	EOF
+	cat >test.initd<<-EOF
+	 	#!/bin/sh
+		command="test"
+	EOF
+	abuild checksum
+
+	atf_check -s exit:1 \
+		-o match:"OK" \
+		-e match:"ERROR.*is not an openrc" \
+		abuild unpack
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/testrepo/invalid-initd/APKBUILD.in b/tests/testrepo/invalid-initd/APKBUILD.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 5f94e4f..0000000
--- a/tests/testrepo/invalid-initd/APKBUILD.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-# Maintainer: Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org>
-
-# test package
-pkgname="invalid-initd"
-pkgver="1.0"
-pkgrel=0
-pkgdesc="Dummy test package"
-url="https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports"
-arch="noarch"
-license="MIT"
-subpackages=""
-source="@source@"
-builddir="$srcdir/$pkgname-$pkgver"
-
-prepare() {
-	mkdir -p "$builddir"
-}
-
-sha512sums="
-07a068119105559a79f42093bd5c1ec97323b24b485b837ed61f771180143c58715bd22137064639cdda0081e2b294255b5555ddbef98f399c47e2a67c74b058  test.initd
-"
diff --git a/tests/testrepo/invalid-initd/test.initd b/tests/testrepo/invalid-initd/test.initd
deleted file mode 100644
index 0808ab8..0000000
--- a/tests/testrepo/invalid-initd/test.initd
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-command="test"