diff --git a/test/function/export-from-external/_config.js b/test/function/export-from-external/_config.js
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+var assert = require( 'assert' );
+var path = require( 'path' );
+
+module.exports = {
+	description: 'exports directly from an external module',
+	options: {
+		external: [ 'path' ]
+	},
+	exports: function ( exports ) {
+		assert.equal( exports.sep, path.sep );
+	}
+};
+
+// https://github.com/esperantojs/esperanto/issues/161
diff --git a/test/function/export-from-external/main.js b/test/function/export-from-external/main.js
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+export { sep } from 'path';