diff --git a/proposals/b:zoe1/post.test.js b/proposals/b:zoe1/post.test.js
index 16f8024c..c62568e3 100644
--- a/proposals/b:zoe1/post.test.js
+++ b/proposals/b:zoe1/post.test.js
@@ -1,7 +1,25 @@
 import test from 'ava';
 import { getIncarnation } from '../../upgrade-test-scripts/lib/vat-status.js';
+import { agops } from '../../upgrade-test-scripts/lib/cliHelper.js';
 
 test(`Zoe vat was upgraded`, async t => {
   const incarantion = await getIncarnation('zoe');
   t.is(incarantion, 1);
 });
+
+/**
+ * 1. make an offer that stays open
+ * 2. restart the vat-admin vat
+ * 3. make sure the offer is still open
+ */
+test('offer stays open after vat-admin restart', async t => {
+  // make an offer that stays open
+  console.log('making an offer that stays open');
+  agops.inter('bid by-price --give 1IST --price 30 --from gov1'.split(' '));
+
+  // restart the vat-admin vat
+  console.log('restarting the vat-admin vat');
+
+  // make sure the offer is still open
+  console.log('making sure the offer is still open');
+});
diff --git a/upgrade-test-scripts/lib/cliHelper.js b/upgrade-test-scripts/lib/cliHelper.js
index cb3c3adf..39c2329d 100644
--- a/upgrade-test-scripts/lib/cliHelper.js
+++ b/upgrade-test-scripts/lib/cliHelper.js
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ export const { stdout: agopsLocation } = await $({
   cwd: '/usr/src/agoric-sdk',
 })`yarn bin agops`;
 
+// TODO use a proxy instead of repeating every command name
 export const agops = {
   vaults: async (...params) => {
     const newParams = ['vaults', ...params];
@@ -111,6 +112,10 @@ export const agops = {
     const newParams = ['auctioneer', ...params];
     return executeCommand(agopsLocation, newParams);
   },
+  inter: async (...params) => {
+    const newParams = ['inter', ...params];
+    return executeCommand(agopsLocation, newParams);
+  },
 };
 
 export const { stdout: bundleSourceLocation } = await $({