diff --git a/tests/test_wrappers.py b/tests/test_wrappers.py
index 9f4819af0580ac61061e6e12dfa7306be9bf779e..078f5379c2358384afbae93e1d29262ad11a8cd6 100644
--- a/tests/test_wrappers.py
+++ b/tests/test_wrappers.py
@@ -195,6 +195,20 @@ def test_sigloss():
         assert checkResult(result.output[0], *expected)
 
 
+def test_prelude():
+    with asrt.disabled(), run.dryrun(), mockFSLDIR(bin=('prelude',)) as fsldir:
+        prelude  = op.join(fsldir, 'bin', 'prelude')
+        result   = fw.prelude(complex='complex',
+                              out='out',
+                              labelslices=True,
+                              start=5)
+        expected = (prelude, ('--complex=complex',
+                              '--out=out',
+                              '--labelslices',
+                              '--start=5'))
+        assert checkResult(result.output[0], *expected)
+
+
 def test_melodic():
     with asrt.disabled(), run.dryrun(), mockFSLDIR(bin=('melodic',)) as fsldir:
         melodic  = op.join(fsldir, 'bin', 'melodic')