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+use strict;
+use Test::More;
+use lib qw(t/lib);
+use make_dbictest_db;
+
+{
+ $INC{'DBIx/Class/Storage/xyzzy.pm'} = 1;
+ package DBIx::Class::Storage::xyzzy;
+ use base qw/ DBIx::Class::Storage /;
+ sub new { bless {}, shift }
+ sub connect_info { @_ }
+
+ package DBICTest::Schema;
+ use base qw/ DBIx::Class::Schema::Loader /;
+ __PACKAGE__->loader_options( really_erase_my_files => 1 );
+ __PACKAGE__->storage_type( '::xyzzy' );
+}
+
+plan tests => 1;
+
+eval { DBICTest::Schema->connect($make_dbictest_db::dsn) };
+like(
+ $@,
+ qr/Could not load storage_type loader "DBIx::Class::Schema::Loader::xyzzy": /,
+ 'Bad storage type dies correctly'
+);