diff --git a/tests/linux/README.md b/tests/linux/README.md
index 65361ef..fe1095b 100644
--- a/tests/linux/README.md
+++ b/tests/linux/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Linux tests
 
-Those test is meant to run on linux
+Those tests are meant to run on linux:
 
 - ubuntu 20.04 LTS
-- bash
+- with bash
diff --git a/tests/linux/test_default_start_set_gruvbox_dark256.sh b/tests/linux/test_check_gruvbox_dark256_enabled.sh
similarity index 73%
rename from tests/linux/test_default_start_set_gruvbox_dark256.sh
rename to tests/linux/test_check_gruvbox_dark256_enabled.sh
index eb68479..5cf29b1 100755
--- a/tests/linux/test_default_start_set_gruvbox_dark256.sh
+++ b/tests/linux/test_check_gruvbox_dark256_enabled.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tmux-sensible'
 
 # Other plugins
 set -g @plugin 'egel/tmux-gruvbox'
-set -g @tmux-gruvbox 'dark'
+set -g @tmux-gruvbox 'dark256'
 
 # Initialize TMUX plugin manager (keep this line at the very bottom of tmux.conf)
 run '~/.tmux/plugins/tpm/tpm'
@@ -31,16 +31,22 @@ EOF
   # start new detached session
   tmux new -d
 
-  # default value of status-left section from gruvbox theme
+  # check if left side match
   _status_left_expected="#[bg=colour241,fg=colour248] #S #[bg=colour237,fg=colour241,nobold,noitalics,nounderscore]"
-
-  # get status of something from theme
   _status_left_current=$(tmux show-option -gqv status-left)
   if [[ "$_status_left_current" != "$_status_left_expected" ]]; then
     helper_print_fail "status-left did not match" "$_status_left_current" "$_status_left_expected"
     helper_teardown
     exit 1
   fi
+  # check if status is not transparent
+  _status_style_expected="bg=colour237,fg=colour223"
+  _status_style_current=$(tmux show-option -gqv status-style)
+  if [[ "$_status_style_current" != "$_status_style_expected" ]]; then
+    helper_print_fail "status-style did not match" "$_status_style_current" "$_status_style_expected"
+    helper_teardown
+    exit 1
+  fi
 
   helper_print_success "status-left match"
   helper_teardown
diff --git a/tests/linux/test_check_gruvbox_dark_transparent_enabled.sh b/tests/linux/test_check_gruvbox_dark_transparent_enabled.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a1008d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/linux/test_check_gruvbox_dark_transparent_enabled.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+CURRENT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+
+# shellcheck disable=SC1091
+source "${CURRENT_DIR}/../tmux_helpers.sh"
+
+main() {
+  helper_tearup_linux
+
+  cat <<EOF >~/.tmux.conf
+# List of plugins
+set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tpm'
+set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tmux-sensible'
+
+# Other plugins
+set -g @plugin 'egel/tmux-gruvbox'
+set -g @tmux-gruvbox 'dark-transparent'
+
+# Initialize TMUX plugin manager (keep this line at the very bottom of tmux.conf)
+run '~/.tmux/plugins/tpm/tpm'
+EOF
+
+  cat ~/.tmux.conf
+
+  # it's essential to link current repo to the plugins' directory
+  ln -sfv "$CURRENT_DIR/../../../tmux-gruvbox" "${HOME}/.tmux/plugins/tmux-gruvbox"
+
+  helper_install_tpm_plugins
+
+  # start new detached session
+  tmux new -d
+
+  # check if left side match
+  _status_left_expected="#[bg=colour241,fg=colour248] #S #[bg=colour237,fg=colour241,nobold,noitalics,nounderscore]"
+  _status_left_current=$(tmux show-option -gqv status-left)
+  if [[ "$_status_left_current" != "$_status_left_expected" ]]; then
+    helper_print_fail "status-left did not match" "$_status_left_current" "$_status_left_expected"
+    helper_teardown
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  # check if status is not transparent
+  _status_style_expected="bg=default,fg=colour223"
+  _status_style_current=$(tmux show-option -gqv status-style)
+  if [[ "$_status_style_current" != "$_status_style_expected" ]]; then
+    helper_print_fail "status-style did not match" "$_status_style_current" "$_status_style_expected"
+    helper_teardown
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  helper_print_success "status-left match"
+  helper_teardown
+  exit 0
+
+}
+
+main "$@"
diff --git a/tests/linux/test_gruvbox_light256_theme_enabled.sh b/tests/linux/test_check_gruvbox_light256_enabled.sh
similarity index 71%
rename from tests/linux/test_gruvbox_light256_theme_enabled.sh
rename to tests/linux/test_check_gruvbox_light256_enabled.sh
index 3a62099..b6d10d9 100755
--- a/tests/linux/test_gruvbox_light256_theme_enabled.sh
+++ b/tests/linux/test_check_gruvbox_light256_enabled.sh
@@ -31,16 +31,22 @@ EOF
   # start new detached session
   tmux new -d
 
-  # default value of status-left section from gruvbox theme
+  # check if left side match
   _status_left_expected="#[bg=colour243,fg=colour255] #S #[bg=colour252,fg=colour243,nobold,noitalics,nounderscore]"
-
-  # get status of something from theme
   _status_left_current=$(tmux show-option -gqv status-left)
-  if [[ "$_status_left_expected" != "$_status_left_current" ]]; then
+  if [[ "$_status_left_current" != "$_status_left_expected" ]]; then
     helper_print_fail "status-left did not match" "$_status_left_current" "$_status_left_expected"
     helper_teardown
     exit 1
   fi
+  # check if status is not transparent
+  _status_style_expected="bg=colour243,fg=colour255"
+  _status_style_current=$(tmux show-option -gqv status-style)
+  if [[ "$_status_style_current" != "$_status_style_expected" ]]; then
+    helper_print_fail "status-style did not match" "$_status_style_current" "$_status_style_expected"
+    helper_teardown
+    exit 1
+  fi
 
   helper_print_success "status-left match"
   helper_teardown
diff --git a/tests/linux/test_check_gruvbox_light_transparent_enabled.sh b/tests/linux/test_check_gruvbox_light_transparent_enabled.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..181f7a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/linux/test_check_gruvbox_light_transparent_enabled.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+CURRENT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+
+# shellcheck disable=SC1091
+source "${CURRENT_DIR}/../tmux_helpers.sh"
+
+main() {
+  helper_tearup_linux
+
+  cat <<EOF >~/.tmux.conf
+# List of plugins
+set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tpm'
+set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tmux-sensible'
+
+# Other plugins
+set -g @plugin 'egel/tmux-gruvbox'
+set -g @tmux-gruvbox 'light-transparent'
+
+# Initialize TMUX plugin manager (keep this line at the very bottom of tmux.conf)
+run '~/.tmux/plugins/tpm/tpm'
+EOF
+
+  cat ~/.tmux.conf
+
+  # it's essential to link current repo to the plugins' directory
+  ln -sfv "$CURRENT_DIR/../../../tmux-gruvbox" "${HOME}/.tmux/plugins/tmux-gruvbox"
+
+  helper_install_tpm_plugins
+
+  # start new detached session
+  tmux new -d
+
+  # check if left side match
+  _status_left_expected="#[bg=colour243,fg=colour255] #S #[bg=colour252,fg=colour243,nobold,noitalics,nounderscore]"
+  _status_left_current=$(tmux show-option -gqv status-left)
+  if [[ "$_status_left_current" != "$_status_left_expected" ]]; then
+    helper_print_fail "status-left did not match" "$_status_left_current" "$_status_left_expected"
+    helper_teardown
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  # check if status is not transparent
+  _status_style_expected="bg=default,fg=colour255"
+  _status_style_current=$(tmux show-option -gqv status-style)
+  if [[ "$_status_style_current" != "$_status_style_expected" ]]; then
+    helper_print_fail "status-style did not match" "$_status_style_current" "$_status_style_expected"
+    helper_teardown
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  helper_print_success "status-left match"
+  helper_teardown
+  exit 0
+
+}
+
+main "$@"
diff --git a/tests/linux/test_without_theme_fallback_to_gruvbox_dark256.sh b/tests/linux/test_without_theme_fallback_to_gruvbox_dark256.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0022de5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/linux/test_without_theme_fallback_to_gruvbox_dark256.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+CURRENT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+
+# shellcheck disable=SC1091
+source "${CURRENT_DIR}/../tmux_helpers.sh"
+
+####
+# Test: when the theme is not defined in config it should fallback to 'dark256'
+#
+main() {
+  helper_tearup_linux
+
+  # set config without theme defined
+  cat <<EOF >~/.tmux.conf
+# List of plugins
+set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tpm'
+set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tmux-sensible'
+
+# Other plugins
+set -g @plugin 'egel/tmux-gruvbox'
+
+# Initialize TMUX plugin manager (keep this line at the very bottom of tmux.conf)
+run '~/.tmux/plugins/tpm/tpm'
+EOF
+
+  cat ~/.tmux.conf
+
+  # it's essential to link current repo to the plugins' directory
+  ln -sfv "$CURRENT_DIR/../../../tmux-gruvbox" "${HOME}/.tmux/plugins/tmux-gruvbox"
+
+  helper_install_tpm_plugins
+
+  # start new detached session
+  tmux new -d
+
+  # check if left side match
+  _status_left_expected="#[bg=colour241,fg=colour248] #S #[bg=colour237,fg=colour241,nobold,noitalics,nounderscore]"
+  _status_left_current=$(tmux show-option -gqv status-left)
+  if [[ "$_status_left_current" != "$_status_left_expected" ]]; then
+    helper_print_fail "status-left did not match" "$_status_left_current" "$_status_left_expected"
+    helper_teardown
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  # check if status is not transparent
+  _status_style_expected="bg=colour237,fg=colour223"
+  _status_style_current=$(tmux show-option -gqv status-style)
+  if [[ "$_status_style_current" != "$_status_style_expected" ]]; then
+    helper_print_fail "status-style did not match" "$_status_style_current" "$_status_style_expected"
+    helper_teardown
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  helper_print_success "status-left match"
+  helper_teardown
+  exit 0
+}
+
+main "$@"
diff --git a/tests/run_all_linux_tests.sh b/tests/run_all_linux_tests.sh
index 85a9c25..6660d34 100755
--- a/tests/run_all_linux_tests.sh
+++ b/tests/run_all_linux_tests.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ main() {
   _countFailures=0
   _files=$(find "$CURRENT_DIR/linux" -name "test_*" -type f)
   for test in $_files; do
+    printf ""
     printf "\n=============================================="
     printf "\n %s" "$test"
     printf "\n=============================================="