diff --git a/tests/scryer/cli/issues/phrase_conformity_13.stderr b/tests/scryer/cli/issues/phrase_conformity_13.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/tests/scryer/cli/issues/phrase_conformity_13.stdin b/tests/scryer/cli/issues/phrase_conformity_13.stdin
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5ffce1185
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/scryer/cli/issues/phrase_conformity_13.stdin
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+use_module(library(dcgs),[phrase/2]).
+catch(
+  (phrase(({fail},1),L) -> fail),
+  error(type_error(callable(1), _)),
+  true
+).
+halt.
diff --git a/tests/scryer/cli/issues/phrase_conformity_13.stdout b/tests/scryer/cli/issues/phrase_conformity_13.stdout
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..99f1c7157
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/scryer/cli/issues/phrase_conformity_13.stdout
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+   true.
+   true.
diff --git a/tests/scryer/cli/issues/phrase_conformity_13.toml b/tests/scryer/cli/issues/phrase_conformity_13.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a3c36f900
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/scryer/cli/issues/phrase_conformity_13.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# issue 2999
+args = ["-f", "--no-add-history"]