diff --git a/test/Table_Tests/src/IO/Delimited_Read_Spec.enso b/test/Table_Tests/src/IO/Delimited_Read_Spec.enso
index 408bf4f720d8..2a3423982745 100644
--- a/test/Table_Tests/src/IO/Delimited_Read_Spec.enso
+++ b/test/Table_Tests/src/IO/Delimited_Read_Spec.enso
@@ -95,6 +95,11 @@ add_specs suite_builder =
             r1.should_fail_with File_Error
             r1.catch.should_be_a File_Error.Not_Found
 
+            directory = enso_project.data
+            r2 = Data.read directory (..Delimited "," headers=True value_formatter=Nothing) Problem_Behavior.Report_Error
+            r2.should_fail_with Illegal_Argument
+            r2.catch.message.shoild_equal "Cannot `read` a directory, use `Data.list`."
+
         group_builder.specify "should work with all kinds of line endings" <|
             path name = enso_project.data / 'transient' / name
             create_file name ending_style =