diff --git a/tests/test_add.py b/tests/test_add.py
index a5e6e0981..9b5b1e0a8 100644
--- a/tests/test_add.py
+++ b/tests/test_add.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import os
+import stat
 import shutil
 import filecmp
 from checksumdir import dirhash
@@ -70,6 +71,14 @@ class TestAddDirWithExistingCache(TestDvc):
         self.dvc.add(dname)
 
 
+class TestAddModifiedDir(TestDvc):
+    def test(self):
+        self.dvc.add(self.DATA_DIR)
+        os.chmod(self.DATA, stat.S_IWRITE)
+        os.unlink(self.DATA)
+        self.dvc.add(self.DATA_DIR)
+
+
 class TestCmdAdd(TestDvc):
     def test(self):
         ret = main(['add',