diff --git a/tests/install/wscript b/tests/install/wscript
index 76c6d12d..5b1fd9ad 100644
--- a/tests/install/wscript
+++ b/tests/install/wscript
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ def test(self):
 def configure(conf):
 
 	tmpdir = conf.bldnode.make_node('tmpdir')
+	tmpdir.delete(evict=False)
 
 	def build(bld):
 		bld.is_install = env.INSTALL
@@ -32,15 +33,28 @@ def configure(conf):
 		tsk = bld.install_files('${PREFIX}/bin', 'tmpfile', chmod=Utils.O755, name='cheese')
 		bld(rule='ls -l ${SRC}', always=True, bring_in='cheese', features='ruler')
 
+		# preserve the folder structure or not (relative_trick)
+		bld.path.make_node('blah/blah').mkdir()
+		bld(features='subst', source='tmpfile', target='blah/blah/rel1', is_copy=True, install_path='${PREFIX}')
+
+		bld(features='subst', source='tmpfile', target='blah/blah/rel2', is_copy=True)
+		bld.install_files('${PREFIX}', 'blah/blah/rel2', relative_base=bld.path.get_bld(), relative_trick=True)
+
+		bld(features='subst', source='tmpfile', target='blah/blah/rel3', is_copy=True)
+		bld.install_files('${PREFIX}', 'blah/blah/rel3', relative_base=bld.path.search_node('blah').get_bld(), relative_trick=True)
+
 	env = conf.env.derive()
 	env.INSTALL = Build.INSTALL
 	conf.run_build(build_fun=build, msg='building', okmsg='ok', errmsg='eh', env=env)
 	assert tmpdir.exists()
 	assert tmpdir.make_node('bin/foo').exists()
-	assert tmpdir.make_node('bin/tmpfile').abspath()
+	assert tmpdir.make_node('bin/tmpfile').exists()
 	assert tmpdir.make_node('bin/foo').read() == tmpdir.make_node('bin/tmpfile').read()
 	assert os.path.lexists(tmpdir.make_node('bin/bar').abspath())
 	assert os.readlink(tmpdir.make_node('bin/bar').abspath()) == '../tmpfile'
+	assert tmpdir.make_node('rel1').exists()
+	assert tmpdir.make_node('blah/blah/rel2').exists()
+	assert tmpdir.make_node('blah/rel3').exists()
 
 	env.INSTALL = Build.UNINSTALL
 	conf.run_build(build_fun=build, msg='building', okmsg='ok', errmsg='eh', env=env)
@@ -49,4 +63,8 @@ def configure(conf):
 	assert not tmpdir.make_node('bin/tmpfile').exists()
 	assert not os.path.lexists(tmpdir.make_node('bin/bar').abspath())
 	assert not tmpdir.exists()
+	assert not tmpdir.make_node('rel1').exists()
+	assert not tmpdir.make_node('blah/blah/rel2').exists()
+	assert not tmpdir.make_node('blah/rel3').exists()
+