diff --git a/testdata/dollar_bad.golden b/testdata/dollar_bad.golden
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index 0000000..4906caa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/dollar_bad.golden
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+testdata/dollar_bad:1:1-2 No top-level object found.
+
+$(42)
+
+
diff --git a/testdata/dollar_bad.jsonnet b/testdata/dollar_bad.jsonnet
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b315e22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/dollar_bad.jsonnet
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+$(42)
\ No newline at end of file