diff --git a/vlib/compiler/tests/repl/nomain.repl b/vlib/compiler/tests/repl/nomain.repl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..26571b7e79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/compiler/tests/repl/nomain.repl
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+a := 1
+println(a)
+===output===
+1