diff --git a/cli/app_test.go b/cli/app_test.go
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+++ b/cli/app_test.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestLoadTerraformRules(t *testing.T) {
+	_, err := loadBuiltInRuleSet("assets/terraform.yml")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Cannot load built-in Terraform rules")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLoadValidateRules(t *testing.T) {
+	_, err := loadBuiltInRuleSet("assets/lint-rules.yml")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Cannot load built-in rules for -validate option")
+	}
+}