diff --git a/tests/fixtures/config/ansible/git/org_plugin-project/playbooks/file_local_bad.yaml b/tests/fixtures/config/ansible/git/org_plugin-project/playbooks/file_local_bad.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b567dfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/config/ansible/git/org_plugin-project/playbooks/file_local_bad.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+- hosts: localhost
+  tasks:
+    - name: Try to verify a file in a bad location
+      file:
+        dest: /tmp/unreadable
+        state: absent
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/config/ansible/git/org_plugin-project/playbooks/file_local_good.yaml b/tests/fixtures/config/ansible/git/org_plugin-project/playbooks/file_local_good.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29b5431
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/config/ansible/git/org_plugin-project/playbooks/file_local_good.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+- hosts: localhost
+  tasks:
+    - name: Try to verify a file in an ok location
+      file:
+        dest: non-existent
+        state: absent
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_v3.py b/tests/unit/test_v3.py
index 06e56d3..9d695aa 100755
--- a/tests/unit/test_v3.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_v3.py
@@ -887,6 +887,8 @@
             ('uri_bad_path', 'FAILURE'),
             ('uri_bad_scheme', 'FAILURE'),
             ('block_local_override', 'FAILURE'),
+            ('file_local_good', 'SUCCESS'),
+            ('file_local_bad', 'FAILURE'),
         ]
         for job_name, result in plugin_tests:
             count += 1