diff --git a/incorporealcms/__init__.py b/incorporealcms/__init__.py
index bef3772..9ac50ab 100644
--- a/incorporealcms/__init__.py
+++ b/incorporealcms/__init__.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jinja_env = Environment(
 try:
     # packaged/pip install -e . value
     from ._version import version as __version__
-except ImportError:
+except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover
     # local clone value
     from setuptools_scm import get_version
     __version__ = get_version(root='..', relative_to=__file__)
diff --git a/tests/test_ssg.py b/tests/test_ssg.py
index e999264..22da0ba 100644
--- a/tests/test_ssg.py
+++ b/tests/test_ssg.py
@@ -129,3 +129,26 @@ def test_build_in_destination_ignores_dot_files():
         generator.build_in_destination(os.path.join(src_dir, 'pages'), tmpdir)
 
         assert not os.path.exists(os.path.join(tmpdir, '.ignored-file.md'))
+
+
+def test_build():
+    """Test that the high level build can work against two directories."""
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
+        src_dir = os.path.join(HERE, 'instance')
+        generator = ssg.StaticSiteGenerator(src_dir, tmpdir)
+        generator.build()
+
+        assert os.path.exists(os.path.join(tmpdir, 'index.md'))
+        assert os.path.exists(os.path.join(tmpdir, 'index.html'))
+        assert os.path.exists(os.path.join(tmpdir, 'subdir', 'index.md'))
+        assert os.path.exists(os.path.join(tmpdir, 'subdir', 'index.html'))
+        assert os.path.exists(os.path.join(tmpdir, 'symlink-to-subdir'))
+        assert os.path.isdir(os.path.join(tmpdir, 'symlink-to-subdir'))
+        assert os.path.islink(os.path.join(tmpdir, 'symlink-to-subdir'))
+        assert os.path.exists(os.path.join(tmpdir, 'media'))
+        assert os.path.isdir(os.path.join(tmpdir, 'media'))
+        assert not os.path.exists(os.path.join(tmpdir, '.ignored-file.md'))
+        assert os.path.exists(os.path.join(tmpdir, 'feed'))
+        assert os.path.isdir(os.path.join(tmpdir, 'feed'))
+        assert os.path.exists(os.path.join(tmpdir, 'feed/atom'))
+        assert os.path.exists(os.path.join(tmpdir, 'feed/rss'))