diff --git a/tests/extmod/re_start_end_pos.py b/tests/extmod/re_start_end_pos.py
index 5330d1b54e..fb22749666 100644
--- a/tests/extmod/re_start_end_pos.py
+++ b/tests/extmod/re_start_end_pos.py
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ print_groups(m)
 m = p.match("dog", 2)
 print_groups(m)
 
-m = p.match("dog", 3) # Past end of input
+# No match past end of input
+m = p.match("dog", 5)
 print_groups(m)
 
 m = p.match("dog", 0, 1)
@@ -40,11 +41,22 @@ p = re.compile(r"^o")
 m = p.match("dog", 1)
 print_groups(m)
 
-# End at begging means searching empty string
+# End at beginning means searching empty string
 p = re.compile(r"o")
 m = p.match("dog", 1, 1)
 print_groups(m)
 
+# End before the beginning doesn't match anything
+m = p.match("dog", 2, 1)
+print_groups(m)
+
+# Negative starting values don't crash
+m = p.search("dog", -2)
+print_groups(m)
+
+m = p.search("dog", -2, -5)
+print_groups(m)
+
 # Search also works
 print("--search")
 
@@ -57,3 +69,10 @@ print_groups(m)
 
 m = p.search("dog", 2)
 print_groups(m)
+
+# Negative starting values don't crash
+m = p.search("dog", -2)
+print_groups(m)
+
+m = p.search("dog", -2, -5)
+print_groups(m)
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