diff --git a/test/functional/tools/mulled_example_multi_versionless.xml b/test/functional/tools/mulled_example_multi_versionless.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..396526ef39b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/functional/tools/mulled_example_multi_versionless.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<tool id="mulled_example_multi_versionless" name="mulled_example_multi_versionless" version="0.1.0">
+    <command><![CDATA[
+        bedtools --version > $out_file1 ;
+        echo "Moo" >> $out_file1 ;
+        samtools >> $out_file1 2>&1 ;
+        echo "Cow" >> $out_file1 ;
+    ]]></command>
+    <requirements>
+        <requirement type="package">samtools</requirement>
+        <requirement type="package">bedtools</requirement>
+    </requirements>
+    <inputs>
+        <param name="input1" type="data" optional="true" />
+    </inputs>
+    <outputs>
+        <data name="out_file1" format="txt" />
+    </outputs>
+</tool>
diff --git a/test/functional/tools/samples_tool_conf.xml b/test/functional/tools/samples_tool_conf.xml
index d4a9c7e7d76..4197eb61b5f 100644
--- a/test/functional/tools/samples_tool_conf.xml
+++ b/test/functional/tools/samples_tool_conf.xml
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@
   <!-- Tools for dependency and container testing. -->
   <tool file="legacy_r.xml" />
   <tool file="mulled_example_multi_1.xml" />
+  <tool file="mulled_example_multi_versionless.xml" />
   <tool file="mulled_example_multi_incomplete.xml" />
   <tool file="mulled_example_conflict.xml" />