diff --git a/test/sharness/t0165-keystore.sh b/test/sharness/t0165-keystore.sh
index 0bd8f74e6..4a4378692 100755
--- a/test/sharness/t0165-keystore.sh
+++ b/test/sharness/t0165-keystore.sh
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ ipfs key rm key_ed25519
     test_cmp rsa_key_id roundtrip_rsa_key_id
   '
 
+  # export works directly on the keystore present in IPFS_PATH
   test_expect_success "export and import ed25519 key while daemon is running" '
     edhash=$(ipfs key gen exported_ed25519_key --type=ed25519)
     echo $edhash > ed25519_key_id
@@ -184,10 +185,15 @@ ipfs key rm key_ed25519
     test_cmp ed25519_key_id roundtrip_ed25519_key_id
   '
 
+  test_expect_success "key export over HTTP /api/v0/key/export is not possible" '
+    ipfs key gen nohttpexporttest_key --type=ed25519 &&
+    test_curl_resp_http_code "http://127.0.0.1:$API_PORT/api/v0/key/export&arg=nohttpexporttest_key" "HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found"
+  '
+
   test_expect_success "online rotate rsa key" '
     test_must_fail ipfs key rotate
   '
-  
+
   test_kill_ipfs_daemon
 
 }