diff --git a/server/access.c b/server/access.c
index 01fc727f..6e5ae1bd 100644
--- a/server/access.c
+++ b/server/access.c
@@ -1425,6 +1425,15 @@ parse_access_file(fko_srv_options_t *opts, char *access_filename, int *depth)
     /* First see if the access file exists.  If it doesn't, complain
      * and bail.
     */
+#if HAVE_LSTAT
+    if(lstat(access_filename, &st) != 0)
+    {
+        log_msg(LOG_ERR, "[*] Access file: '%s' was not found.",
+            access_filename);
+
+        return EXIT_FAILURE;
+    }
+#elif HAVE_STAT
     if(stat(access_filename, &st) != 0)
     {
         log_msg(LOG_ERR, "[*] Access file: '%s' was not found.",
@@ -1432,6 +1441,7 @@ parse_access_file(fko_srv_options_t *opts, char *access_filename, int *depth)
 
         return EXIT_FAILURE;
     }
+#endif
 
     if(verify_file_perms_ownership(access_filename) != 1)
         return EXIT_FAILURE;
diff --git a/test/conf/access-include.tar.gz b/test/conf/access-include.tar.gz
index 8fdca8e9..cc09175a 100644
Binary files a/test/conf/access-include.tar.gz and b/test/conf/access-include.tar.gz differ
diff --git a/test/tests/rijndael_hmac.pl b/test/tests/rijndael_hmac.pl
index 92cd9fac..ba93dae8 100644
--- a/test/tests/rijndael_hmac.pl
+++ b/test/tests/rijndael_hmac.pl
@@ -166,6 +166,18 @@
         'fw_rule_removed' => $NEW_RULE_REMOVED,
         'key_file' => $cf{'rc_hmac_b64_key'},
     },
+    {
+        'category' => 'Rijndael+HMAC',
+        'subcategory' => 'client+server',
+        'detail'   => 'complete cycle, include (3)',
+        'function' => \&spa_cycle,
+        'cmdline'  => $default_client_hmac_args,
+        'fwknopd_cmdline' => "$fwknopdCmd -c $cf{'def'} --access-folder conf/access-include/defaults " .
+            "-d $default_digest_file -p $default_pid_file $intf_str",
+        'fw_rule_created' => $NEW_RULE_REQUIRED,
+        'fw_rule_removed' => $NEW_RULE_REMOVED,
+        'key_file' => $cf{'rc_hmac_b64_key'},
+    },
 
     {
         'category' => 'Rijndael+HMAC',