diff --git a/pytests/tests/test_autoremove.py b/pytests/tests/test_autoremove.py
index 7c9ae167..e7916527 100644
--- a/pytests/tests/test_autoremove.py
+++ b/pytests/tests/test_autoremove.py
@@ -192,3 +192,33 @@ def test_autoremove_conf_false_autoremove(utils):
     assert(not utils.check_package(pkgname))
     # actual test:
     assert(not utils.check_package(pkgname_req))
+
+
+# check issues with the 'autoinstalled' file not existing
+# or the directory (PR #316)
+def test_no_autoinstalled_dir(utils):
+    pkgname = utils.config["mulversion_pkgname"]
+    utils.install_package(pkgname)
+    os.rename('/var/lib/tdnf', '/var/lib/tdnf.away')
+    ret = utils.run(['tdnf', '-y', 'install', pkgname])
+    assert(ret['retval'] == 0)
+    assert(utils.check_package(pkgname))
+
+
+def test_no_autoinstalled_file(utils):
+    pkgname = utils.config["mulversion_pkgname"]
+    utils.install_package(pkgname)
+    os.rename('/var/lib/tdnf/autoinstalled', '/var/lib/tdnf/autoinstalled.away')
+    ret = utils.run(['tdnf', '-y', 'install', pkgname])
+    assert(ret['retval'] == 0)
+    assert(utils.check_package(pkgname))
+
+
+def test_no_autoinstalled_empty(utils):
+    pkgname = utils.config["mulversion_pkgname"]
+    utils.install_package(pkgname)
+    os.rename('/var/lib/tdnf/autoinstalled', '/var/lib/tdnf/autoinstalled.away')
+    os.mknod('/var/lib/tdnf/autoinstalled')
+    ret = utils.run(['tdnf', '-y', 'install', pkgname])
+    assert(ret['retval'] == 0)
+    assert(utils.check_package(pkgname))