diff --git a/example/expressions/expressions.zig b/example/expressions/expressions.zig
index fabc9fe160..48e7ac9196 100644
--- a/example/expressions/expressions.zig
+++ b/example/expressions/expressions.zig
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ export fn _start() -> unreachable {
     let b = 2;
     // let c : i32; // not yet support for const variables
     // let d; // parse error
-    puts("Hello, world!");
-    exit(a + b);
+    if (a + b == 3) {
+        puts("OK");
+    }
+    exit(0);
 }
diff --git a/test/run_tests.cpp b/test/run_tests.cpp
index a8bc81bf11..bf5cf6e2f6 100644
--- a/test/run_tests.cpp
+++ b/test/run_tests.cpp
@@ -256,6 +256,23 @@ static void add_compiling_test_cases(void) {
             exit(0);
         }
     )SOURCE", "loop\nloop\nloop\n");
+
+    add_simple_case("local variables", R"SOURCE(
+#link("c")
+extern {
+    fn puts(s: *const u8) -> i32;
+    fn exit(code: i32) -> unreachable;
+}
+
+export fn _start() -> unreachable {
+    let a : i32 = 1;
+    let b = 2;
+    if (a + b == 3) {
+        puts("OK");
+    }
+    exit(0);
+}
+    )SOURCE", "OK\n");
 }
 
 static void add_compile_failure_test_cases(void) {
@@ -340,6 +357,31 @@ done:
 fn b() {}
     )SOURCE", 1, ".tmp_source.zig:4:5: error: unreachable code");
 
+    add_compile_fail_case("parameter redeclaration", R"SOURCE(
+fn f(a : i32, a : i32) {
+}
+    )SOURCE", 1, ".tmp_source.zig:2:1: error: redeclaration of parameter 'a'.");
+
+    add_compile_fail_case("local variable redeclaration", R"SOURCE(
+fn f() {
+    let a : i32 = 0;
+    let a = 0;
+}
+    )SOURCE", 1, ".tmp_source.zig:4:5: error: redeclaration of variable 'a'.");
+
+    add_compile_fail_case("local variable redeclares parameter", R"SOURCE(
+fn f(a : i32) {
+    let a = 0;
+}
+    )SOURCE", 1, ".tmp_source.zig:3:5: error: redeclaration of variable 'a'.");
+
+    add_compile_fail_case("variable has wrong type", R"SOURCE(
+fn f() -> i32 {
+    let a = "a";
+    a
+}
+    )SOURCE", 1, ".tmp_source.zig:2:15: error: type mismatch. expected i32. got *const u8");
+
 }
 
 static void print_compiler_invokation(TestCase *test_case, Buf *zig_stderr) {