diff --git a/verify/cmd_sops.sh b/verify/cmd_sops.sh
index 4729e4c..1a75905 100755
--- a/verify/cmd_sops.sh
+++ b/verify/cmd_sops.sh
@@ -26,3 +26,24 @@ cat <<EOM > .sops.yaml.tmp
 $( cat .sops.yaml )
 EOM
 mv .sops.yaml.tmp .sops.yaml
+
+# TEST
+# define "fixture"
+repo_root="$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
+read -p "start testing?" __var
+# ---
+# create sops cfg in curdir
+rm .sops.yaml
+../bin/update_sops.sh -c "${PWD}" -s "${secrets_file}"
+test -e "${PWD}/.sops.yaml"
+test ! -e "${repo_root}/.sops.yaml"
+read -p "next test?" __var
+# ---
+# create sops cfg in default (repo root)
+rm .sops.yaml
+# note: fail if for any reason sops config defined at top level; this repo should not have this!
+test -e "${repo_root}/.sops.yaml"
+../bin/update_sops.sh -s "${secrets_file}"
+test ! -e "${PWD}/.sops.yaml"
+test -e "${repo_root}/.sops.yaml"
+read -p "next test?" __var