diff --git a/test/sharness/t0100-name.sh b/test/sharness/t0100-name.sh
index d32b5101e..367262d4a 100755
--- a/test/sharness/t0100-name.sh
+++ b/test/sharness/t0100-name.sh
@@ -99,6 +99,12 @@ test_expect_success "'ipfs name publish' fails" '
   printf '' | test_expect_code 1 ipfs name publish >publish_out 2>&1
 '
 
+test_expect_success "'ipfs name publish --help' succeeds" '
+  PEERID=`ipfs id --format="<id>"` &&
+  test_check_peerid "${PEERID}" &&
+  ipfs name publish --help
+'
+
 test_expect_success "publish output has the correct error" '
   grep "argument \"ipfs-path\" is required" publish_out
 '