diff --git a/parser/tst/simple_tests/network/network_bad_86.sd b/parser/tst/simple_tests/network/network_bad_86.sd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..198ae562b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parser/tst/simple_tests/network/network_bad_86.sd
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#
+#=DESCRIPTION network port range conditional test - missing end of range
+#=EXRESULT FAIL
+#
+/usr/bin/foo {
+  network port=22-,
+
+}
diff --git a/parser/tst/simple_tests/network/network_bad_87.sd b/parser/tst/simple_tests/network/network_bad_87.sd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0acbe3e8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parser/tst/simple_tests/network/network_bad_87.sd
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#
+#=DESCRIPTION network port range conditional test - missing end of range
+#=EXRESULT FAIL
+#
+/usr/bin/foo {
+  network peer=(port=2222-),
+
+}
diff --git a/parser/tst/simple_tests/network/network_bad_88.sd b/parser/tst/simple_tests/network/network_bad_88.sd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..13aa09903
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parser/tst/simple_tests/network/network_bad_88.sd
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#
+#=DESCRIPTION network port range conditional test - spaces in range not allowed
+#=EXRESULT FAIL
+#
+/usr/bin/foo {
+  network port=22 - 443,
+
+}
diff --git a/parser/tst/simple_tests/network/network_bad_89.sd b/parser/tst/simple_tests/network/network_bad_89.sd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f1653f570
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parser/tst/simple_tests/network/network_bad_89.sd
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#
+#=DESCRIPTION network port range conditional test - spaces in range not allowed
+#=EXRESULT FAIL
+#
+/usr/bin/foo {
+  network peer=(port=22 - 443),
+
+}
diff --git a/parser/tst/simple_tests/network/network_bad_90.sd b/parser/tst/simple_tests/network/network_bad_90.sd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3cb85e07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parser/tst/simple_tests/network/network_bad_90.sd
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#
+#=DESCRIPTION network port range conditional test - invalid "--"
+#=EXRESULT FAIL
+#
+/usr/bin/foo {
+  network port=22--443,
+
+}
diff --git a/parser/tst/simple_tests/network/network_bad_91.sd b/parser/tst/simple_tests/network/network_bad_91.sd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b68ad1716
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parser/tst/simple_tests/network/network_bad_91.sd
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#
+#=DESCRIPTION network port range conditional test - invalid "--"
+#=EXRESULT FAIL
+#
+/usr/bin/foo {
+  network peer=(port=22--443),
+
+}
diff --git a/parser/tst/simple_tests/network/network_bad_92.sd b/parser/tst/simple_tests/network/network_bad_92.sd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b580eb30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parser/tst/simple_tests/network/network_bad_92.sd
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#
+#=DESCRIPTION network port range conditional test - 3 items in range
+#=EXRESULT FAIL
+#
+/usr/bin/foo {
+  network port=22-443-1024,
+
+}
diff --git a/parser/tst/simple_tests/network/network_bad_93.sd b/parser/tst/simple_tests/network/network_bad_93.sd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..675d771f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parser/tst/simple_tests/network/network_bad_93.sd
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#
+#=DESCRIPTION network port range conditional test - 3 items in range
+#=EXRESULT FAIL
+#
+/usr/bin/foo {
+  network peer=(port=22-443-1024),
+
+}
diff --git a/parser/tst/simple_tests/network/network_ok_45.sd b/parser/tst/simple_tests/network/network_ok_45.sd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..420c9d8e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parser/tst/simple_tests/network/network_ok_45.sd
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#
+#=DESCRIPTION network port range conditional test - additional spaces
+#=EXRESULT PASS
+#
+/usr/bin/foo {
+  network port = 22-443 ,
+
+}
diff --git a/parser/tst/simple_tests/network/network_ok_46.sd b/parser/tst/simple_tests/network/network_ok_46.sd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..18114a330
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parser/tst/simple_tests/network/network_ok_46.sd
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#
+#=DESCRIPTION network port range conditional test - additional spaces
+#=EXRESULT PASS
+#
+/usr/bin/foo {
+  network peer=( port = 22-443 ),
+
+}
diff --git a/utils/test/test-parser-simple-tests.py b/utils/test/test-parser-simple-tests.py
index 15205a6ec..6428b846e 100644
--- a/utils/test/test-parser-simple-tests.py
+++ b/utils/test/test-parser-simple-tests.py
@@ -429,6 +429,8 @@ syntax_failure = (
 
     # network port range
     'network/network_ok_17.sd',
+    'network/network_ok_45.sd',
+    'network/network_ok_46.sd',
 )