diff --git a/micrometer-observation-test/src/test/java/io/micrometer/observation/tck/ObservationValidatorTests.java b/micrometer-observation-test/src/test/java/io/micrometer/observation/tck/ObservationValidatorTests.java
index 15149286db..0206d7eb82 100644
--- a/micrometer-observation-test/src/test/java/io/micrometer/observation/tck/ObservationValidatorTests.java
+++ b/micrometer-observation-test/src/test/java/io/micrometer/observation/tck/ObservationValidatorTests.java
@@ -195,4 +195,9 @@ void startScopeErrorEventStopShouldBeValid() {
         observation.stop();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void startErrorErrorStopShouldBeValid() {
+        Observation.start("test", registry).error(new RuntimeException()).error(new RuntimeException()).stop();
+    }
+
 }