diff --git a/test/fixtures/templates/nested-tags-missing-parent/expected.html b/test/fixtures/templates/nested-tags-missing-parent/expected.html
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diff --git a/test/fixtures/templates/nested-tags-missing-parent/template.marko b/test/fixtures/templates/nested-tags-missing-parent/template.marko
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+<div>
+
+    <test-nested-tags-overlay.header class="my-header">
+        Header content
+    </test-nested-tags-overlay.header>
+
+    Body content
+
+    <test-nested-tags-overlay.footer class="my-footer">
+        Footer content
+    </test-nested-tags-overlay.footer>
+</div>
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diff --git a/test/fixtures/templates/nested-tags-missing-parent/test.js b/test/fixtures/templates/nested-tags-missing-parent/test.js
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+var expect = require('chai').expect;
+
+exports.templateData = {};
+exports.options = {
+    handleCompileError: function(e) {
+        expect(e.toString()).to.contain('Tag not nested within a');
+        expect(e.toString()).to.contain('<test-nested-tags-overlay>');
+        expect(e.toString()).to.contain('<test-nested-tags-overlay.header>');
+        expect(e.toString()).to.contain('<test-nested-tags-overlay.footer>');
+    }
+};
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