diff --git a/tests/test-recipes/metadata/outputs_overwrite_base_file/install.bat b/tests/test-recipes/metadata/outputs_overwrite_base_file/install.bat
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+++ b/tests/test-recipes/metadata/outputs_overwrite_base_file/install.bat
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+:: Always output 4 characters to properly test even if "SafetyError: ... incorrect size." is not triggered.
+< nul set /p="%PKG_NAME:~0,4%" > "%PREFIX%\file" & call;
diff --git a/tests/test-recipes/metadata/outputs_overwrite_base_file/install.sh b/tests/test-recipes/metadata/outputs_overwrite_base_file/install.sh
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+++ b/tests/test-recipes/metadata/outputs_overwrite_base_file/install.sh
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+## Always output 4 characters to properly test even if "SafetyError: ... incorrect size." is not triggered.
+printf '%.4s' "${PKG_NAME}" > "${PREFIX}/file"
diff --git a/tests/test-recipes/metadata/outputs_overwrite_base_file/meta.yaml b/tests/test-recipes/metadata/outputs_overwrite_base_file/meta.yaml
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+++ b/tests/test-recipes/metadata/outputs_overwrite_base_file/meta.yaml
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+{% set name = "outputs_overwrite_base_file" %}
+
+package:
+  name: {{ name }}
+  version: 1.0
+
+outputs:
+  - name: base-{{ name }}
+    script: install.sh  # [unix]
+    script: install.bat  # [win]
+
+  - name: first-{{ name }}
+    script: install.sh  # [unix]
+    script: install.bat  # [win]
+    requirements:
+      host:
+        - {{ pin_subpackage("base-" + name) }}
+      run:
+        - {{ pin_subpackage("base-" + name) }}
+    test:
+      commands:
+        - content="$(cat "${PREFIX}/file")"  # [unix]
+        - test "${content}" = base  # [unix]
+        - < "%PREFIX%\file% set /p content=  # [win]
+        - if not "%content%" == "base" exit 1  # [win]
+
+  - name: second-{{ name }}
+    script: install.sh  # [unix]
+    script: install.bat  # [win]
+    requirements:
+      host:
+        - {{ pin_subpackage("base-" + name) }}
+      run:
+        - {{ pin_subpackage("base-" + name) }}
+    test:
+      commands:
+        - content="$(cat "${PREFIX}/file")"  # [unix]
+        - test "${content}" = "base"  # [unix]
+        - < "%PREFIX%\file% set /p content=  # [win]
+        - if not "%content%" == "base" exit 1  # [win]