diff --git a/OpenSSL/test/test_util.py b/OpenSSL/test/test_util.py
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+from OpenSSL._util import exception_from_error_queue, lib
+from OpenSSL.test.util import TestCase
+
+
+
+class TestErrors(TestCase):
+    def test_exception_from_error_queue_nonexistant_reason(self):
+        lib.ERR_put_error(lib.ERR_LIB_EVP, 0, 1112, "", 10)
+        exc = self.assertRaises(ValueError, exception_from_error_queue, ValueError)
+        self.assertEqual(exc.args[0][0][2], "")