diff --git a/patacrep/data/ast_templates/chordpro/latex/content_verse b/patacrep/data/ast_templates/chordpro/latex/content_verse
index ae3aa34f..72859732 100644
--- a/patacrep/data/ast_templates/chordpro/latex/content_verse
+++ b/patacrep/data/ast_templates/chordpro/latex/content_verse
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 \ifchorded
 \begin{verse*}
   (* for line in content.lines *)
-    \musicnote {\nolyrics (( render(line) ))}
+    \musicnote {\nolyrics (( render(line)|replace("#", "{\shrp}") ))}
   (* endfor *)
 \end{verse*}
 \fi
diff --git a/test/test_chordpro/nolyrics.tex b/test/test_chordpro/nolyrics.tex
index 343f4e63..3ce5d6b3 100644
--- a/test/test_chordpro/nolyrics.tex
+++ b/test/test_chordpro/nolyrics.tex
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 \ifchorded
 \begin{verse*}
-    \musicnote {\nolyrics \[A B#]}
+    \musicnote {\nolyrics \[A B{\shrp}]}
 \end{verse*}
 \fi
 
diff --git a/test/test_compilation/syntax.sb b/test/test_compilation/syntax.sb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fb16ce10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_compilation/syntax.sb
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+"datadir": ["syntax_datadir"],
+"lang": "en"
+}
diff --git a/test/test_compilation/syntax.tex.control b/test/test_compilation/syntax.tex.control
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2794e2fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_compilation/syntax.tex.control
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+
+
+
+
+
+
+%% Automatically generated document.
+%% You may edit this file but all changes will be overwritten.
+%% If you want to change this document, have a look at
+%% the templating system.
+%%
+%% Generated using Songbook <http://www.patacrep.com>
+
+\makeatletter
+\def\input@path{ %
+        {@TEST_FOLDER@/syntax_datadir/latex/} %
+        {@TEST_FOLDER@/latex/} %
+        {@DATA_FOLDER@/latex/} %
+}
+\makeatother
+
+\documentclass[
+    ]{article}
+
+\usepackage[
+    chorded,
+diagram,
+pictures,
+guitar,
+    ]{patacrep}
+
+\usepackage{lmodern}
+
+
+\PassOptionsToPackage{english}{babel}
+\usepackage[english]{babel}
+\lang{english}
+
+\usepackage{graphicx}
+\graphicspath{ %
+        {@TEST_FOLDER@/syntax_datadir/} %
+        {@TEST_FOLDER@/} %
+        {@DATA_FOLDER@/} %
+}
+
+
+\makeatletter
+\@ifpackageloaded{hyperref}{}{
+   \usepackage{url}
+   \newcommand{\phantomsection}{}
+   \newcommand{\hyperlink}[2]{#2}
+   \newcommand{\href}[2]{\expandafter\url\expandafter{#1}}
+}
+\makeatother
+
+
+\usepackage{chords}
+
+\title{Guitar songbook}
+\author{The Patacrep Team}
+
+\newindex{titleidx}{syntax_title}
+\newauthorindex{authidx}{syntax_auth}
+
+
+\notenamesout{A}{B}{C}{D}{E}{F}{G}
+
+
+\begin{document}
+
+\maketitle
+
+
+\showindex{\songindexname}{titleidx}
+\showindex{\authorindexname}{authidx}
+
+% list of chords
+\ifchorded
+  \ifdiagram
+     \phantomsection
+     \addcontentsline{toc}{section}{\chordlistname}
+     \chords
+  \fi
+\fi
+
+\phantomsection
+\addcontentsline{toc}{section}{\songlistname}
+
+\begin{songs}{titleidx,authidx}
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+%% songs/./musicnote.sgc
+
+\selectlanguage{english}
+
+\beginsong{Song with Sharp in musicnote}[
+  by={
+  },
+]
+
+
+
+
+\ifchorded
+\begin{verse*}
+    \musicnote {\nolyrics \[Am C{\shrp}m]}
+\end{verse*}
+\fi
+
+\endsong
+
+\end{songs}
+
+
+
+
+\end{document}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/test_compilation/syntax_datadir/songs/musicnote.sgc b/test/test_compilation/syntax_datadir/songs/musicnote.sgc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..830f14d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_compilation/syntax_datadir/songs/musicnote.sgc
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{title : Song with Sharp in musicnote}
+{lang: en}
+
+[Am C#m]
diff --git a/test/test_compilation/test_compilation.py b/test/test_compilation/test_compilation.py
index 11067c55..3af70d19 100644
--- a/test/test_compilation/test_compilation.py
+++ b/test/test_compilation/test_compilation.py
@@ -38,15 +38,12 @@ class FileTest(unittest.TestCase, metaclass=dynamic.DynamicTest):
                 '*.sb',
             ))):
             base = songbook[:-len(".sb")]
-            control = "{}.tex.control".format(base)
-            if not os.path.exists(control):
-                continue
             yield (
-                "test_generation_{}".format(os.path.basename(base)),
+                "test_latex_generation_{}".format(os.path.basename(base)),
                 cls._create_generation_test(base),
                 )
             yield (
-                "test_compilation_{}".format(os.path.basename(base)),
+                "test_pdf_compilation_{}".format(os.path.basename(base)),
                 cls._create_compilation_test(base),
                 )
 
@@ -63,6 +60,9 @@ class FileTest(unittest.TestCase, metaclass=dynamic.DynamicTest):
 
             # Check generated tex
             control = "{}.tex.control".format(base)
+            if not os.path.exists(control):
+                raise unittest.SkipTest('No control file for {}'.format(songbook))
+
             tex = "{}.tex".format(base)
             with open_read(control) as expectfile:
                 with open_read(tex) as latexfile: