diff --git a/regtest/basic/rt-make-7/main.cpp b/regtest/basic/rt-make-7/main.cpp
index a2e926a2af74d0dfdb25f42f8e2f74a06fffc6d5..46fcf0b959e905c95858ca6afac53a8e46e8f4d3 100644
--- a/regtest/basic/rt-make-7/main.cpp
+++ b/regtest/basic/rt-make-7/main.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ int main(){
   plumed->cmd("readInputLine","d: DISTANCE ATOMS=1,2");
   plumed->cmd("readInputLine","d1: DISTANCE ATOMS={1 2}"); // check if braces are parsed correctly
   plumed->cmd("readInputLine","PRINT ARG=d,d1 FILE=COLVAR");
+  plumed->cmd("readInputLine","METAD ARG=d PACE=1 SIGMA=1 HEIGHT=1 FILE=H1");
+  plumed->cmd("readInputLine","METAD ARG=d PACE=1 SIGMA=1 HEIGHT=1 FILE=H2");
 
 
   int step=1;