diff --git a/tests/commands/status/update.test.js b/tests/commands/status/update.test.js
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+const { execSync } = require('child_process')
+const fs = require('fs-extra')
+const path = require('path')
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  fs.emptyDirSync('tests/__data__/output')
+
+  const stdout = execSync(
+    'CONFIGS_PATH=tests/__data__/input/sites/example.com.config.js DATA_DIR=tests/__data__/input/data npm run status:update -- --config=tests/__data__/input/status.json',
+    { encoding: 'utf8' }
+  )
+})
+
+it('can update status.md', () => {
+  expect(content('tests/__data__/output/status.md')).toBe(
+    content('tests/__data__/expected/_status.md')
+  )
+})
+
+function content(filepath) {
+  const data = fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(filepath), {
+    encoding: 'utf8'
+  })
+
+  return JSON.stringify(data)
+}