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+from django.contrib import admin
+from django.utils.unittest import TestCase
+
+
+class Bug8245Test(TestCase):
+    """
+    Test for bug #8245 - don't raise an AlreadyRegistered exception when using
+    autodiscover() and an admin.py module contains an error.
+    """
+    def test_bug_8245(self):
+        # The first time autodiscover is called, we should get our real error.
+        with self.assertRaises(Exception) as cm:
+            admin.autodiscover()
+        self.assertEqual(str(cm.exception), "Bad admin module")
+
+        # Calling autodiscover again should raise the very same error it did
+        # the first time, not an AlreadyRegistered error.
+        with self.assertRaises(Exception) as cm:
+            admin.autodiscover()
+        self.assertEqual(str(cm.exception), "Bad admin module")