diff --git a/tests/kola/ignition/remote/config.bu b/tests/kola/ignition/remote/config.bu
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+variant: fcos
+version: 1.4.0
+ignition:
+  config:
+    merge:
+      - source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/coreos/fedora-coreos-config/testing-devel/tests/kola/ignition/remote/remote.ign
+        verification:
+          hash: sha512-1c840823419a2eae431356b58d0c498f4ec84ef3d2b9a4fa42f75749a89fe1f413a848d9082d5dc6c243324b57fa7a76b4ef6dde5d023f9bba549b7755836170
diff --git a/tests/kola/ignition/remote/test.sh b/tests/kola/ignition/remote/test.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+set -xeuo pipefail
+
+# To test https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1980679
+# remote.ign on github: inject kernelArguments and write something to /etc/testfile
+# config.ign to include remote kargsfile.ign
+
+# kola: { "tags": "needs-internet" }
+
+ok() {
+    echo "ok" "$@"
+}
+
+fatal() {
+    echo "$@" >&2
+    exit 1
+}
+
+if ! grep -q foobar /proc/cmdline; then
+    fatal "missing foobar in kernel cmdline"
+else
+    ok "find foobar in kernel cmdline"
+fi
+if ! test -e /etc/testfile; then
+    fatal "not found /etc/testfile"
+else
+    ok "find expected file /etc/testfile"
+fi
+ok "Ignition remote config test"