diff --git a/test/test_content/custom.control b/test/test_content/custom.control
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b549c6a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_content/custom.control
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- "{'customname:': ''}"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/test_content/custom.source b/test/test_content/custom.source
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ded39db8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_content/custom.source
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- customname:
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/test_content/datadir/python/content/customplugin.py b/test/test_content/datadir/python/content/customplugin.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..2137198c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_content/datadir/python/content/customplugin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+"""Fake plugin for test purposes."""
+
+from patacrep.content import ContentItem, ContentList, validate_parser_argument
+
+class FakeContent(ContentItem):
+    """Fake content."""
+
+    def render(self, __context):
+        return 'fakecontent'
+
+    def file_entry(self):
+        return {'customname:':''}
+
+#pylint: disable=unused-argument
+def parse(keyword, argument, config):
+    """
+    """
+    return ContentList([FakeContent()])
+
+CONTENT_PLUGINS = {'customname': parse}
+
diff --git a/test/test_content/test_content.py b/test/test_content/test_content.py
index 770d4e1a..bd429bf8 100644
--- a/test/test_content/test_content.py
+++ b/test/test_content/test_content.py
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class FileTest(unittest.TestCase, metaclass=dynamic.DynamicTest):
             return files.path2posix(elem.filename)
 
         else:
-            raise Exception(elem)
+            return str(elem.file_entry())
 
     @classmethod
     def _generate_config(cls, sbcontent, outputdir, base):