diff --git a/aos/common/die_test.cc b/aos/common/die_test.cc
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/aos/common/die_test.cc
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+#include "aos/common/die.h"
+
+#include "gtest/gtest.h"
+
+namespace aos {
+namespace testing {
+
+TEST(DieDeathTest, Works) {
+  EXPECT_EXIT(Die("str=%s num=%d\n", "hi", 5),
+              ::testing::KilledBySignal(SIGABRT), ".*str=hi num=5\n");
+}
+
+}  // namespace testing
+}  // namespace aos