diff --git a/tests/test_end_to_end.py b/tests/test_end_to_end.py
index 9413be434147c09550751f22a594dce48d2d5b10..34a385a58b7067298041e7a5c9e9630a0b62f93d 100644
--- a/tests/test_end_to_end.py
+++ b/tests/test_end_to_end.py
@@ -17,3 +17,10 @@ def test_wot():
     assert "received" in output
     assert "sent" in output
     assert "sent_expire" in output
+
+
+def test_id():
+    """tests 'silkaj id' certification on gtest"""
+
+    output = check_output(["silkaj", "id", "elois", "--gtest"]).decode()
+    assert "D7CYHJXjaH4j7zRdWngUbsURPnSnjsCYtvo6f8dvW3C" in output