diff --git a/Zend/tests/offset_assign.phpt b/Zend/tests/offset_assign.phpt
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+--TEST--
+Crash on $x['x']['y'] += 1 when $x is string
+--FILE--
+<?php
+$x = "a";
+$x['x']['y'] += 1; 
+
+echo "Done\n";
+?>
+--EXPECTF--	
+Fatal error: Cannot use string offset as an array in %s on line %d