diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-mfa-simulate.R b/tests/testthat/test-mfa-simulate.R
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+++ b/tests/testthat/test-mfa-simulate.R
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+context("mfa simulation")
+
+test_that("mfa simulation output is valid", {
+    expect_true(validObject(mfaSimulate()))
+    expect_true(validObject(mfaSimulate(dropout.present = TRUE)))
+})
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-simulate-simple.R b/tests/testthat/test-simple-simulate.R
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rename from tests/testthat/test-simulate-simple.R
rename to tests/testthat/test-simple-simulate.R