diff --git a/tests/test-rem b/tests/test-rem
index 54dee474..b563fa8c 100644
--- a/tests/test-rem
+++ b/tests/test-rem
@@ -778,6 +778,13 @@ echo "Testing proper redirection of RUN stdout in JSON mode... here's stdout" >>
 echo "... and here is stderr" >> ../tests/test.out 2>&1
 ../src/remind --json ../tests/json-redirect.rem 1 Jan 2025 > /dev/null 2>> ../tests/test.out
 
+# Test %: substitution sequence
+../src/remind -p - 2025-08-13 <<'EOF' >> ../tests/test.out 2>&1
+REM TODO 2025-08-13 MSG Task1%:
+REM TODO 2025-08-13 COMPLETE-THROUGH 2025-08-12 MSG Task2%:
+REM TODO 2025-08-13 COMPLETE-THROUGH 2025-08-13 MSG Task3%:
+EOF
+
 cmp -s ../tests/test.out ../tests/test.cmp
 if [ "$?" = "0" ]; then
    echo "Remind:  Acceptance test PASSED"
diff --git a/tests/test.cmp b/tests/test.cmp
index 86af0a7a..a4e9b126 100644
--- a/tests/test.cmp
+++ b/tests/test.cmp
@@ -25050,6 +25050,7 @@ TRANSLATE "`%s' re-SET without being used (previous SET: %s:%d)" ""
 TRANSLATE "are" ""
 TRANSLATE "defined at" ""
 TRANSLATE "did you mean" ""
+TRANSLATE "done" ""
 TRANSLATE "here" ""
 TRANSLATE "psmoon() is deprecated; use SPECIAL MOON instead." ""
 TRANSLATE "psshade() is deprecated; use SPECIAL SHADE instead." ""
@@ -39622,3 +39623,14 @@ Testing proper redirection of RUN stdout in JSON mode... here's stdout
 ]
 ... and here is stderr
 This is executed by the shell.
+# translations
+{"LANGID":"en"}
+# rem2ps begin
+August 2025 31 5 0
+Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
+July 31
+September 30
+2025/08/13 * * * * Task1
+2025/08/13 * * * * Task2
+2025/08/13 * * * * Task3 (done)
+# rem2ps end