diff --git a/tests/test_deploy_key.py b/tests/test_deploy_key.py
index 420b6d725bf9f95655f8decedd8eb27beac370df..b09a418fbf968e4531f989e83708112ecc07ff52 100644
--- a/tests/test_deploy_key.py
+++ b/tests/test_deploy_key.py
@@ -7,3 +7,9 @@ def test_deploy_key(Command, Sudo):
     with Sudo(user='nobody'):
         assert Command(
             'git --git-dir /tmp/ansible-role-deploy-key/.git pull').rc == 0
+
+
+def test_deploy_key_root(Command, Sudo):
+    with Sudo():
+        assert Command(
+            'git --git-dir /tmp/ansible-role-deploy-key/.git pull').rc == 0