diff --git a/tests/test_syslog_forward.py b/tests/test_syslog_forward.py
index 706db0636592776332960b8687b656724a4c4c98..38b391dc0acfd34e67e069caeb41756ef3937e7c 100644
--- a/tests/test_syslog_forward.py
+++ b/tests/test_syslog_forward.py
@@ -3,9 +3,18 @@ from testinfra.utils.ansible_runner import AnsibleRunner
 testinfra_hosts = AnsibleRunner('.molecule/ansible_inventory').get_hosts('all')
 
 
-def test_syslog_forward(Service, SystemInfo):
+def test_syslog_forward_service(Service, SystemInfo):
     if SystemInfo.type == 'openbsd':
         assert Service('syslogd').is_running
     elif SystemInfo.type == 'linux' and SystemInfo.distribution in ['debian',
                                                                     'ubuntu']:
         assert Service('rsyslog').is_running
+
+
+def test_syslog_forwarding_syntax(SystemInfo, Command, Sudo):
+    if SystemInfo.type == 'linux' and SystemInfo.distribution in ['debian',
+                                                                  'ubuntu']:
+        with Sudo():
+            command = Command('rsyslogd -N1')
+        assert command.rc == 0
+        assert 'End of config validation run' in command.stderr