diff --git a/test/038-inner-null/expected.txt b/test/038-inner-null/expected.txt
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+++ b/test/038-inner-null/expected.txt
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+new Special()
+java.lang.NullPointerException
+	at Main$Special.callInner(Main.java:17)
+	at Main.main(Main.java:6)
+	at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
diff --git a/test/038-inner-null/info.txt b/test/038-inner-null/info.txt
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+++ b/test/038-inner-null/info.txt
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+This is a miscellaneous test that was imported into the new-at-the-time
+runtime test framework. The test is intended to exercise basic features,
+and as such cannot be build on top of junit, since failure of such basic
+features might disrupt junit.
+
+TODO: Real description goes here.
diff --git a/test/038-inner-null/src/Main.java b/test/038-inner-null/src/Main.java
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+++ b/test/038-inner-null/src/Main.java
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+// Copyright 2008 The Android Open Source Project
+
+public class Main {
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        Special special = new Special();
+        special.callInner();
+    }
+
+    public static class Special {
+        Blort mBlort = null;
+
+        Special() {
+            System.out.println("new Special()");
+        }
+
+        public void callInner() {
+            mBlort.repaint();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private class Blort {
+        public void repaint() {
+            System.out.println("shouldn't see this");
+        }
+    }
+
+}