diff --git a/simulation/modelica/initialization/homotopy1.mos b/simulation/modelica/initialization/homotopy1.mos
index c9d578242ec..1ab41f78a3c 100644
--- a/simulation/modelica/initialization/homotopy1.mos
+++ b/simulation/modelica/initialization/homotopy1.mos
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ package initializationTests
   model homotopy1
     Real x; // 3
     Real y; // -3
-    
+
   equation
     homotopy(x^2, x) = 9;
     homotopy(y^2, -y) = 9;
@@ -21,12 +21,30 @@ package initializationTests
 end initializationTests;
 "); getErrorString();
 
+setCommandLineOptions("--homotopyApproach=local"); getErrorString();
+simulate(initializationTests.homotopy1, startTime=0.0, stopTime=0.0, simflags="-ils=2"); getErrorString();
+res := OpenModelica.Scripting.readSimulationResult("initializationTests.homotopy1_res.mat", {time, x, y}, 2); getErrorString();
+
+setCommandLineOptions("--homotopyApproach=global"); getErrorString();
 simulate(initializationTests.homotopy1, startTime=0.0, stopTime=0.0, simflags="-ils=2"); getErrorString();
 res := OpenModelica.Scripting.readSimulationResult("initializationTests.homotopy1_res.mat", {time, x, y}, 2); getErrorString();
 
 // Result:
 // true
 // ""
+// true
+// ""
+// record SimulationResult
+//     resultFile = "initializationTests.homotopy1_res.mat",
+//     simulationOptions = "startTime = 0.0, stopTime = 0.0, numberOfIntervals = 500, tolerance = 1e-06, method = 'dassl', fileNamePrefix = 'initializationTests.homotopy1', options = '', outputFormat = 'mat', variableFilter = '.*', cflags = '', simflags = '-ils=2'",
+//     messages = ""
+// end SimulationResult;
+// "Warning: There are iteration variables with default zero start attribute. For more information set -d=initialization. In OMEdit Tools->Options->Simulation->OMCFlags, in OMNotebook call setCommandLineOptions("-d=initialization").
+// "
+// {{0.0,0.0},{3.0,3.0},{-3.0,-3.0}}
+// ""
+// true
+// ""
 // record SimulationResult
 //     resultFile = "initializationTests.homotopy1_res.mat",
 //     simulationOptions = "startTime = 0.0, stopTime = 0.0, numberOfIntervals = 500, tolerance = 1e-06, method = 'dassl', fileNamePrefix = 'initializationTests.homotopy1', options = '', outputFormat = 'mat', variableFilter = '.*', cflags = '', simflags = '-ils=2'",