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+#!perl
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+
+use FindBin;
+use lib "$FindBin::Bin/lib";
+
+use Test::More tests => 4;
+use Catalyst::Test 'TestApp';
+
+# test passthrough to root
+ok( my $res = request('http://localhost/images/bad.gif'), 'request ok' );
+is( $res->content_type, 'image/gif', 'root path ok' );
+
+is( scalar @{ TestApp->config->{'Plugin::Static::Simple'}->{include_path} }, 1, 'One include path used');
+is( TestApp->config->{'Plugin::Static::Simple'}->{include_path}->[0], TestApp->config->{root}, "It's the root path" );