diff --git a/tests/src/flextype/core/Parsers/Shortcodes/VarShortcodeTest.php b/tests/src/flextype/core/Parsers/Shortcodes/VarShortcodeTest.php
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+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+beforeEach(function() {
+    filesystem()->directory(PATH['project'] . '/entries')->ensureExists(0755, true);
+});
+
+afterEach(function () {
+    filesystem()->directory(PATH['project'] . '/entries')->delete();
+});
+
+test('var shortcode', function () {
+    expect(entries()->create('foo', ['var' => ['foo' => 'Foo'], 'title' => '(var:foo)']))->toBeTrue();
+    expect(entries()->fetch('foo')['title'])->toBe('Foo');
+});
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