diff --git a/tests/test_mysql.py b/tests/test_mysql.py
index 4afa14472f4ec835d68b73da1d6c39a4dea1d204..14cb88caa68e5be3cd90f33cb12bf9cc879611dc 100644
--- a/tests/test_mysql.py
+++ b/tests/test_mysql.py
@@ -58,3 +58,8 @@ def test_mysql_backup(Command, Sudo):
         mysql_backup = Command('mysql-backup')
     assert mysql_backup.rc == 0
     assert mysql_backup.stderr == ''
+
+
+def test_mysql_config(Command, Sudo):
+    with Sudo('mysql'):
+        assert Command('mysqld --help --verbose').rc == 0