+#!perl -w
+# Copyright (C) 2021 all contributors <meta@public-inbox.org>
+# License: AGPL-3.0+ <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.txt>
+use strict;
+use v5.10.1;
+use Test::More;
+use PublicInbox::TestCommon;
+use POSIX qw(_exit);
+require_ok 'PublicInbox::LeiOverview';
+
+my $ovv = bless {}, 'PublicInbox::LeiOverview';
+$ovv->ovv_out_lk_init;
+my $lock_path = $ovv->{lock_path};
+ok(-f $lock_path, 'lock init');
+undef $ovv;
+ok(!-f $lock_path, 'lock DESTROY');
+
+$ovv = bless {}, 'PublicInbox::LeiOverview';
+$ovv->ovv_out_lk_init;
+$lock_path = $ovv->{lock_path};
+ok(-f $lock_path, 'lock init #2');
+my $pid = fork // BAIL_OUT "fork $!";
+if ($pid == 0) {
+ undef $ovv;
+ _exit(0);
+}
+is(waitpid($pid, 0), $pid, 'child exited');
+is($?, 0, 'no error in child process');
+ok(-f $lock_path, 'lock was not destroyed by child');
+undef $ovv;
+ok(!-f $lock_path, 'lock DESTROY #2');
+
+done_testing;