diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
index 674904a42..0ccb1214a 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ MODFILES = \
 	trend_var/fs2000_log_nonstationary.mod \
 	decision_rules/third_order/FV2011.mod \
 	decision_rules/example1.mod \
+	decision_rules/ar_qz_test.mod \
 	shock_decomposition/example1_calib_shock_decomp.mod \
 	shock_decomposition/fs2000_est.mod \
 	shock_decomposition/fs2000_est_varlist.mod \
diff --git a/tests/decision_rules/ar_qz_test.mod b/tests/decision_rules/ar_qz_test.mod
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8df84b8f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/decision_rules/ar_qz_test.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+var white_noise ar1 junk;
+varexo e;
+
+parameters phi;
+
+phi=1;
+
+model;
+white_noise=e;
+ar1=phi*ar1(-1)+e;
+junk=0.9*junk(+1);
+end;
+
+shocks;
+var e = 1;
+end;
+
+options_.qz_criterium=1+1e-6;
+stoch_simul(order=1);
+
+options_.qz_criterium=1-1e-6;
+error_indicator=0;
+try 
+    info=stoch_simul(var_list_)
+    error_indicator=1
+catch
+    
+end
+if error_indicator
+    error('qz_criterion did not work')
+end
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