diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_var_static.v b/test_regress/t/t_var_static.v
index 48a94b7dc..9290a4c5c 100644
--- a/test_regress/t/t_var_static.v
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_var_static.v
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 // any use, without warranty, 2014 by Wilson Snyder.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
 
+`define checkh(gotv,expv) do if ((gotv) !== (expv)) begin $write("%%Error: %s:%0d:  got='h%x exp='h%x\n", `__FILE__,`__LINE__, (gotv), (expv)); $stop; end while(0);
+
 module t (/*AUTOARG*/
    // Inputs
    clk
@@ -42,29 +44,56 @@ module t (/*AUTOARG*/
    endfunction
 
    initial begin
-      if (f_no_no() != 3) $stop;
-      if (f_no_no() !=   4) $stop;
-      if (f_no_st() != 3) $stop;
-      if (f_no_st() !=   4) $stop;
-      if (f_no_au() != 3) $stop;
-      if (f_no_au() !=   3) $stop;
+      `checkh(f_no_no(), 3);
+      `checkh(f_no_no(),   4);
+      `checkh(f_no_st(), 3);
+      `checkh(f_no_st(),   4);
+      `checkh(f_no_au(), 3);
+      `checkh(f_no_au(),   3);
       //
-      if (f_st_no() != 3) $stop;
-      if (f_st_no() !=   4) $stop;
-      if (f_st_st() != 3) $stop;
-      if (f_st_st() !=   4) $stop;
-      if (f_st_au() != 3) $stop;
-      if (f_st_au() !=   3) $stop;
+      `checkh(f_st_no(), 3);
+      `checkh(f_st_no(),   4);
+      `checkh(f_st_st(), 3);
+      `checkh(f_st_st(),   4);
+      `checkh(f_st_au(), 3);
+      `checkh(f_st_au(),   3);
       //
-      if (f_au_no() != 3) $stop;
-      if (f_au_no() !=   3) $stop;
-      if (f_au_st() != 3) $stop;
-      if (f_au_st() !=   4) $stop;
-      if (f_au_au() != 3) $stop;
-      if (f_au_au() !=   3) $stop;
+      `checkh(f_au_no(), 3);
+      `checkh(f_au_no(),   3);
+      `checkh(f_au_st(), 3);
+      `checkh(f_au_st(),   4);
+      `checkh(f_au_au(), 3);
+      `checkh(f_au_au(),   3);
       //
-      $write("*-* All Finished *-*\n");
-      $finish;
+   end
+   
+   int cyc = 0;
+   always @ (posedge clk) begin
+      int ist1;
+      static int ist2;
+      automatic int iau3;
+
+      cyc <= cyc + 1;
+      if (cyc == 0) begin
+         ist1 = 10;
+         ist2 = 20;
+         iau3 = 30;
+         `checkh(ist1, 10);
+         `checkh(ist2, 20);
+         `checkh(iau3, 30);
+         ++ist1;
+         ++ist2;
+         ++iau3;
+      end
+      else if (cyc == 1) begin
+         `checkh(ist1, 11);
+         `checkh(ist2, 21);
+         `checkh(iau3, 30);
+      end
+      else if (cyc == 5) begin
+         $write("*-* All Finished *-*\n");
+         $finish;
+      end
    end
 
 endmodule