diff --git a/tests/rendered_output.rs b/tests/rendered_output.rs
index 46e770f9..a67f01f3 100644
--- a/tests/rendered_output.rs
+++ b/tests/rendered_output.rs
@@ -350,20 +350,6 @@ fn able_to_include_playground_files_in_chapters() {
     assert_doesnt_contain_strings(&second, &["{{#playground example.rs}}"]);
 }
 
-/// Ensure cyclic includes are capped so that no exceptions occur
-#[test]
-fn recursive_includes_are_capped() {
-    let temp = DummyBook::new().build().unwrap();
-    let md = MDBook::load(temp.path()).unwrap();
-    md.build().unwrap();
-
-    let recursive = temp.path().join("book/first/recursive.html");
-    let content = &["Around the world, around the world
-Around the world, around the world
-Around the world, around the world"];
-    assert_contains_strings(recursive, content);
-}
-
 #[test]
 fn example_book_can_build() {
     let example_book_dir = dummy_book::new_copy_of_example_book().unwrap();
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/includes.rs b/tests/testsuite/includes.rs
index f1aca1f0..d63be13c 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/includes.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/includes.rs
@@ -38,3 +38,33 @@ fn anchored_include() {
 "##]],
     );
 }
+
+// Checks behavior of recursive include.
+#[test]
+fn recursive_include() {
+    BookTest::from_dir("includes/all_includes")
+        .run("build", |cmd| {
+            cmd.expect_stderr(str![[r#"
+[TIMESTAMP] [INFO] (mdbook::book): Book building has started
+[TIMESTAMP] [ERROR] (mdbook::preprocess::links): Stack depth exceeded in recursive.md. Check for cyclic includes
+[TIMESTAMP] [INFO] (mdbook::book): Running the html backend
+
+"#]]);
+        })
+        .check_main_file(
+            "book/recursive.html",
+            str![[r#"
+<p>Around the world, around the world
+Around the world, around the world
+Around the world, around the world
+Around the world, around the world
+Around the world, around the world
+Around the world, around the world
+Around the world, around the world
+Around the world, around the world
+Around the world, around the world
+Around the world, around the world
+Around the world, around the world</p>
+"#]],
+        );
+}