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diff --git a/t/27-string-as-type.t b/t/27-string-as-type.t
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+use strict;
+use warnings;
+
+use Params::Validate qw(validate);
+use Test::More;
+
+{
+    my @p = ( foo => 1 );
+
+    eval { validate( @p, { foo => { type => 'SCALAR' } }, ); };
+
+    like(
+        $@,
+        qr/\QThe 'foo' parameter ("1") has a type specification which is not a number. It is a string - SCALAR/
+    );
+}
+
+{
+    my @p = ( foo => 1 );
+
+    eval { validate( @p, { foo => { type => undef } }, ); };
+
+    like(
+        $@,
+        qr/\QThe 'foo' parameter ("1") has a type specification which is not a number. It is undef/
+    );
+
+}
+
+done_testing();