diff --git a/tests/test_config.py b/tests/test_config.py
index bb4625a2947d7cfbc41ab2655692359ebb0d5e43..0537d528f2672486ace2a27d0804dcf6abf2b640 100644
--- a/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/tests/test_config.py
@@ -86,6 +86,19 @@ def update_umask(mask):
     finally:
         os.umask(old_mask)
 
+def test_repository_from_file():
+    path_s = '/home/good'
+    with update_environ(CONSERVANCY_REPOSITORY='bad'):
+        config = config_mod.Config()
+        config.load_string(f"[Beancount]\nrepository dir = {path_s}\n")
+        assert config.repository_path() == Path(path_s)
+
+def test_repository_expands_user():
+    path_s = 'tilderepo'
+    config = config_mod.Config()
+    config.load_string(f"[Beancount]\nrepository dir = ~/{path_s}\n")
+    assert config.repository_path() == Path.home() / path_s
+
 def test_repository_from_environment():
     config = config_mod.Config()
     assert config.repository_path() == testutil.test_path('repository')