diff --git a/tests/wrong_type/deref_array.jou b/tests/wrong_type/deref_array.jou
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..545add13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/wrong_type/deref_array.jou
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+def foo() -> int:
+    x = [1, 2, 3]
+    return *x  # Error: the dereference operator '*' is only for pointers, not for int[3]