diff --git a/test/duplicate.t b/test/duplicate.t
index e8316e97b..3fa5b37d2 100755
--- a/test/duplicate.t
+++ b/test/duplicate.t
@@ -36,11 +36,8 @@ from basetest import Task, TestCase
 
 
 class TestDuplication(TestCase):
-
     def setUp(self):
         """Executed before each test in the class"""
-        # Used to initialize objects that should be re-initialized or
-        # re-created for each individual test
         self.t = Task()
         self.t("add foo")
 
@@ -60,6 +57,41 @@ class TestDuplication(TestCase):
         self.assertIn('"priority":"H"', out)
         self.assertIn('"tags":["tag"]', out)
 
+class TestDuplication2(TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        """Executed before each test in the class"""
+        self.t = Task()
+
+    def test_duplication_recurrence(self):
+        """Verify that recurring tasks are properly duplicated"""
+        self.t("add R due:tomorrow recur:weekly")
+        self.t("list")   # To force handleRecurrence().
+
+        code, out, err = self.t("1 duplicate")
+        self.assertIn("The duplicated task is too", out)
+
+        code, out, err = self.t("2 duplicate")
+        self.assertIn("The duplicated task is not", out)
+
+        self.t("list")   # To force handleRecurrence().
+        code, out, err = self.t("1 export")
+        self.assertIn('"status":"recurring"', out)
+
+        code, out, err = self.t("2 export")
+        self.assertIn('"status":"pending"', out)
+        self.assertIn('"parent":', out)
+
+        code, out, err = self.t("3 export")
+        self.assertIn('"status":"recurring"', out)
+
+        code, out, err = self.t("4 export")
+        self.assertIn('"status":"pending"', out)
+        self.assertNotIn('"parent":', out)
+
+        code, out, err = self.t("5 export")
+        self.assertIn('"status":"pending"', out)
+        self.assertIn('"parent":', out)
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     from simpletap import TAPTestRunner
diff --git a/test/duplicate2.t b/test/duplicate2.t
deleted file mode 100755
index 833d1cd3b..000000000
--- a/test/duplicate2.t
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,79 +0,0 @@
-#! /usr/bin/env perl
-################################################################################
-##
-## Copyright 2006 - 2015, Paul Beckingham, Federico Hernandez.
-##
-## Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
-## of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
-## in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
-## to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
-## copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
-## furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
-##
-## The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
-## in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-##
-## THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
-## OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
-## FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
-## THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
-## LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
-## OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
-## SOFTWARE.
-##
-## http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
-##
-################################################################################
-
-use strict;
-use warnings;
-use Test::More tests => 12;
-
-# Ensure environment has no influence.
-delete $ENV{'TASKDATA'};
-delete $ENV{'TASKRC'};
-
-# Create the rc file.
-if (open my $fh, '>', 'dup.rc')
-{
-  print $fh "data.location=.\n";
-  close $fh;
-}
-
-# Add a recurring task.  Duplicate both parent and child.
-qx{../src/task rc:dup.rc add R due:tomorrow recur:weekly 2>&1};
-qx{../src/task rc:dup.rc list 2>&1}; # To force handleRecurrence.
-my $output = qx{../src/task rc:dup.rc 1 info 2>&1};
-like ($output, qr/Status\s+Recurring/, 'Found parent');
-$output = qx{../src/task rc:dup.rc 2 info 2>&1};
-like ($output, qr/Status\s+Pending/, 'Found child');
-
-$output = qx{../src/task rc:dup.rc 1 duplicate 2>&1};
-like ($output, qr/The duplicated task is too/, 'Duplicated parent is also a parent');
-
-$output = qx{../src/task rc:dup.rc 2 duplicate 2>&1};
-like ($output, qr/The duplicated task is not/, 'Duplicated child is also a plain task');
-
-qx{../src/task rc:dup.rc list 2>&1}; # To force handleRecurrence.
-$output = qx{../src/task rc:dup.rc 1 info 2>&1};
-like ($output, qr/Status\s+Recurring/,         'Found original parent task');
-
-$output = qx{../src/task rc:dup.rc 2 info 2>&1};
-like ($output, qr/Status\s+Pending/,           'Found original child task - pending');
-like ($output, qr/Parent/,                     'Found original child task - with parent');
-
-$output = qx{../src/task rc:dup.rc 3 info 2>&1};
-like ($output, qr/Status\s+Recurring/,         'Found duplicated parent task');
-
-$output = qx{../src/task rc:dup.rc 4 info 2>&1};
-like ($output, qr/Status\s+Pending/,           'Found duplicated plain task');
-unlike ($output, qr/Parent/,                   'Found duplicated child task - no parent');
-
-$output = qx{../src/task rc:dup.rc 5 info 2>&1};
-like ($output, qr/Status\s+Pending/,           'Found duplicated child task');
-like ($output, qr/Parent/,                     'Found duplicated child task - with parent');
-
-# Cleanup.
-unlink qw(pending.data completed.data undo.data backlog.data dup.rc);
-exit 0;
-