diff --git a/historic/jam/test/action_status.jam b/historic/jam/test/action_status.jam
index a54fb50d8..1dc7a54f6 100644
--- a/historic/jam/test/action_status.jam
+++ b/historic/jam/test/action_status.jam
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ if ! $(BJAM_SUBTEST)
     ECHO --- Testing \"actions status results\"... ;
 
     assert "" 0 : (==) : [ SHELL "$(ARGV[1]) -f action_status.jam -sBJAM_SUBTEST=1" : exit-status : no-output ] ;
+    assert "" 0 : (==) : [ SHELL "$(ARGV[1]) -f action_status.jam -sBJAM_SUBTEST=1 \"-sACTION=;\"" : exit-status : no-output ] ;
     assert "" 0 : (!=) : [ SHELL "$(ARGV[1]) -f action_status.jam -sBJAM_SUBTEST=1 -sACTION=invalid" : exit-status : no-output ] ;
 }
 else
 {
+    #~ actions .a. { $(ACTION) }
     actions quietly .a. { $(ACTION) }
     
     rule .a.