diff --git a/test/test_animations.jl b/test/test_animations.jl
index 4ad7fe2e6..562e7ef22 100644
--- a/test/test_animations.jl
+++ b/test/test_animations.jl
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+@testset "Animation constructors" begin
+    @test Animation() isa Animation
+    @test Animation("dir") isa Animation
+    @test Animation("dir", String[]) isa Animation
+    anim = Animation("nonexisting_dir")
+    @test_throws SystemError frame(anim, plot([1, 2, 3]))
+end
+
 @testset "Empty anim" begin
     anim = @animate for i in []
     end