diff --git a/conf/local_macos/test.conf b/conf/local_macos/test.conf
index bff4743..a1e0dd7 100644
--- a/conf/local_macos/test.conf
+++ b/conf/local_macos/test.conf
@@ -17,5 +17,9 @@ server {
     location /api/ngx/test/uri {
         content_by_lua_file $resty_loc/nginx/scripts/tests/uri.lua;
     }
+
+    location /api/ngx/test/nested_exit {
+            content_by_lua_file $resty_loc/nginx/scripts/tests/nested_exit.lua;
+    }
 }
 
diff --git a/test_scripts/nested_exit.lua b/test_scripts/nested_exit.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22cd3fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_scripts/nested_exit.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+local function nested_e()
+    ngx.exit(ngx.HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)
+end
+
+nested_e()
+ngx.say("OK")
+
+-- ➤ curl test.localhost:8088/api/ngx/test/nested_exit
+
+