diff --git a/testcases/clientreadertestcase.py b/testcases/clientreadertestcase.py
index 96f9134f..f55be051 100644
--- a/testcases/clientreadertestcase.py
+++ b/testcases/clientreadertestcase.py
@@ -188,6 +188,38 @@ class JailsReaderTest(LogCaptureTestCase):
 			reader = JailsReader(basedir='/XXX')
 			self.assertRaises(ValueError, reader.read)
 
+	def testReadTestJailConf(self):
+		jails = JailsReader(basedir=os.path.join('testcases','config'))
+		self.assertTrue(jails.read())		  # opens fine
+		self.assertFalse(jails.getOptions())	  # reads not sof ine
+		self.assertRaises(ValueError, jails.convert)
+		comm_commands = jails.convert(allow_no_files=True)
+		self.maxDiff = None
+		self.assertEqual(comm_commands,
+			[['add', 'emptyaction', 'auto'],
+			 ['set', 'emptyaction', 'usedns', 'warn'],
+			 ['set', 'emptyaction', 'addlogpath', '/var/log/messages'],
+			 ['set', 'emptyaction', 'maxretry', 3],
+			 ['set', 'emptyaction', 'findtime', 600],
+			 ['set', 'emptyaction', 'bantime', 600],
+			 ['add', 'special', 'auto'],
+			 ['set', 'special', 'usedns', 'warn'],
+			 ['set', 'special', 'addlogpath', '/var/log/messages'],
+			 ['set', 'special', 'maxretry', 3],
+			 ['set', 'special', 'addfailregex', '<IP>'],
+			 ['set', 'special', 'findtime', 600],
+			 ['set', 'special', 'bantime', 600],
+			 ['add', 'missinglogfiles', 'auto'],
+			 ['set', 'missinglogfiles', 'usedns', 'warn'],
+			 ['set', 'missinglogfiles', 'maxretry', 3],
+			 ['set', 'missinglogfiles', 'findtime', 600],
+			 ['set', 'missinglogfiles', 'bantime', 600],
+			 ['set', 'missinglogfiles', 'addfailregex', '<IP>'],
+			 ['start', 'emptyaction'],
+			 ['start', 'special'],
+			 ['start', 'missinglogfiles']])
+
+
 	def testReadStockJailConf(self):
 		jails = JailsReader(basedir='config') # we are running tests from root project dir atm
 		self.assertTrue(jails.read())		  # opens fine
diff --git a/testcases/config/jail.conf b/testcases/config/jail.conf
index 4bdd74cf..ab791451 100644
--- a/testcases/config/jail.conf
+++ b/testcases/config/jail.conf
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@ enabled = true
 filter =
 action =
 
+[special]
+failregex = <IP>
+ignoreregex =
+ignoreip =
+
+[missinglogfiles]
+logpath = /weapons/of/mass/destruction
+
 [brokenactiondef]
 enabled = true
 action = joho[foo
@@ -18,3 +26,7 @@ action = brokenaction
 [missingbitsjail]
 filter = catchallthebadies
 action = thefunkychickendance
+
+[parse_to_end_of_jail.conf]
+enabled = true
+action =