diff --git a/tests/modules/services/wpaperd/default.nix b/tests/modules/services/wpaperd/default.nix
index 59e82d1f9..2d8f968eb 100644
--- a/tests/modules/services/wpaperd/default.nix
+++ b/tests/modules/services/wpaperd/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 { lib, pkgs, ... }:
 
 lib.optionalAttrs pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux {
+  wpaperd-no-settings = ./wpaperd-no-settings.nix;
   wpaperd-example-settings = ./wpaperd-example-settings.nix;
 }
diff --git a/tests/modules/services/wpaperd/wpaperd-example-settings.nix b/tests/modules/services/wpaperd/wpaperd-example-settings.nix
index 30cb0ffc3..72d082184 100644
--- a/tests/modules/services/wpaperd/wpaperd-example-settings.nix
+++ b/tests/modules/services/wpaperd/wpaperd-example-settings.nix
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
   };
 
   nmt.script = ''
+    assertFileExists home-files/.config/wpaperd/wallpaper.toml
     assertFileContent home-files/.config/wpaperd/wallpaper.toml \
       ${./wpaperd-expected-settings.toml}
   '';
diff --git a/tests/modules/services/wpaperd/wpaperd-no-settings.nix b/tests/modules/services/wpaperd/wpaperd-no-settings.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b5396d834
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/modules/services/wpaperd/wpaperd-no-settings.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  services.wpaperd = {
+    enable = true;
+  };
+
+  nmt.script = ''
+    assertPathNotExists home-files/.config/wpaperd/wallpaper.toml
+  '';
+}