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diff --git a/tests/format/listdirectiveerrors.py b/tests/format/listdirectiveerrors.py
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+import os
+import pytest
+from buildstream import _yaml
+from buildstream import LoadError, LoadErrorReason
+from tests.testutils.runcli import cli
+
+# Project directory
+DATA_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
+
+
+@pytest.mark.datafiles(DATA_DIR)
+def test_project_error(cli, datafiles):
+    project = os.path.join(datafiles.dirname, datafiles.basename, 'list-directive-error-project')
+    result = cli.run(project=project, silent=True, args=[
+        'show',
+        '--deps', 'none',
+        '--format', '%{vars}',
+        'element.bst'])
+
+    assert result.exit_code != 0
+    assert result.exception
+    assert isinstance(result.exception, LoadError)
+    assert result.exception.reason == LoadErrorReason.TRAILING_LIST_DIRECTIVE
+
+
+@pytest.mark.datafiles(DATA_DIR)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("target", [
+    ('variables.bst'), ('environment.bst'), ('config.bst'), ('public.bst')
+])
+def test_element_error(cli, datafiles, target):
+    project = os.path.join(datafiles.dirname, datafiles.basename, 'list-directive-error-element')
+    result = cli.run(project=project, silent=True, args=[
+        'show',
+        '--deps', 'none',
+        '--format', '%{vars}',
+        target])
+
+    assert result.exit_code != 0
+    assert result.exception
+    assert isinstance(result.exception, LoadError)
+    assert result.exception.reason == LoadErrorReason.TRAILING_LIST_DIRECTIVE