diff --git a/spaceapi_server/config/test/__init__.py b/spaceapi_server/config/test/__init__.py
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diff --git a/spaceapi_server/config/test/test_config.py b/spaceapi_server/config/test/test_config.py
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+
+import unittest
+import tempfile
+
+from spaceapi_server.config import load, get, get_plugin_config
+
+
+class ConfigTest(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    CONFIG = '''
+    {
+        "foo": "bar",
+        "baz": 42,
+        "plugins": {
+            "myplugin": {
+                "foo": "baz"
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    '''
+
+    def setUp(self) -> None:
+        _, self.temp = tempfile.mkstemp('.json', 'spaceapi_server_config_', text=True)
+        with open(self.temp, 'w') as f:
+            f.write(self.CONFIG)
+
+    def test_load(self):
+        pre = get()
+        pre_plugin = get_plugin_config('myplugin')
+        self.assertEqual({}, pre)
+        self.assertEqual({}, pre_plugin)
+        load(self.temp)
+        post = get()
+        post_plugin = get_plugin_config('myplugin')
+        self.assertEqual('bar', post['foo'])
+        self.assertEqual(42, post['baz'])
+        self.assertEqual('baz', post_plugin['foo'])