diff --git a/tests/p_sysstat/20-pidstat-basic.sh b/tests/p_sysstat/20-pidstat-basic.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+# Author: Carlos Rodriguez-Fernandez <carlosrodrifernandez@gmail.com>
+
+t_Log "Running $0 - pidstat test"
+
+pidstat 1 1 > /dev/null 2>&1
+t_CheckExitStatus $?