diff --git a/tests/os-release-test.go b/tests/os-release-test.go
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+++ b/tests/os-release-test.go
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+package integration
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	. "gopkg.in/check.v1"
+)
+
+func (s *QemuSuite) TestOsRelease(c *C) {
+	s.RunQemu(c)
+	version := ""
+	version = s.CheckOutput(c, version, Not(Equals), "sudo ros -v")
+	version = strings.Replace(version, "ros version ", "", 1)
+	s.CheckOutput(c, "VERSION="+version, Equals, "cat /etc/os-release | grep VERSION=")
+	s.CheckOutput(c, "NAME=\"RancherOS\"\n", Equals, "cat /etc/os-release | grep ^NAME=")
+
+        s.MakeCall("sudo ros console switch -f alpine")
+        c.Assert(s.WaitForSSH(), IsNil)
+
+	s.CheckOutput(c, "/sbin/apk\n", Equals, "which apk")
+	s.CheckOutput(c, "VERSION="+version, Equals, "cat /etc/os-release | grep VERSION=")
+	s.CheckOutput(c, "NAME=\"RancherOS\"\n", Equals, "cat /etc/os-release | grep ^NAME=")
+
+        s.Reboot(c)
+
+	s.CheckOutput(c, "/sbin/apk\n", Equals, "which apk")
+	s.CheckOutput(c, "VERSION="+version, Equals, "cat /etc/os-release | grep VERSION=")
+	s.CheckOutput(c, "NAME=\"RancherOS\"\n", Equals, "cat /etc/os-release | grep ^NAME=")
+}