diff --git a/tests/test-class-mix.lua b/tests/test-class-mix.lua
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+_G.___w = false
+
+local class = require("pl.class")
+local tablex = require("pl.tablex")
+
+local function subclass_hack (base, model)
+    return tablex.update(class(base), model)
+end
+
+-- print("duck")
+_G.___w = "foo"
+local foo = class({
+        -- attr = "original base",
+        _init = function (self)
+            print("Init foo class")
+            self.attr = "foo"
+        end,
+        finish = function (self, arg)
+            print("Finish foo class "..arg.." as "..self.attr.."\n")
+        end
+    })
+
+_G.___w = "bar"
+local bar = class(foo, nil, {
+        _init = function (self, arg)
+            print("Init bar class")
+            self:super(arg)
+            self.attr = "bar"
+        end
+    })
+
+_G.___w = "baz"
+local baz = class(foo)
+function baz:_init (arg)
+    print("Init baz class")
+    self:super(arg)
+end
+
+_G.___w = "qiz"
+local qiz = subclass_hack(foo, {
+    attr = "qiz",
+    _init = function (self, arg)
+        print("Init qiz class")
+        self:super(arg)
+    end
+})
+
+_G.___w = "zar"
+local zar = class({
+    _base = foo,
+    _init = function (self, arg)
+        print("Init zar class")
+        self._base._init(self, arg)
+        -- self:super(arg)
+        self.attr = "zar"
+    end
+})
+
+-- Base class works as expected
+foo():finish("1st")
+
+-- This does *not* work as expected, it functions as an instance of foo
+bar():finish("2nd")
+
+-- This syntax works, its just cumbersome
+local c = baz()
+c.attr = "baz"
+c:finish("3rd")
+
+-- This hack to do what I expected pl.class to do in the bar class
+qiz():finish("4th")
+
+-- This gets the job done, but there is no super() function available
+zar():finish("5th")