diff --git a/cli/test/run_test.go b/cli/test/run_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8ea26e38d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/test/run_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+package tests
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"slices"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/Infisical/infisical-merge/packages/cmd"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func RunCmd(t *testing.T, authToken string, projectId string, envSlug string) {
+
+	rootCommand := cmd.NewRootCmd()
+
+	commandOutput := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	errorOutput := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	rootCommand.SetOut(commandOutput)
+	rootCommand.SetErr(errorOutput)
+
+	args := []string{
+		"run",
+	}
+
+	args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("--token=%s", authToken))
+	args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("--projectId=%s", projectId))
+	args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("--env=%s", envSlug))
+	args = append(args, "--", "echo", "TEST_COMMAND_BEING_EXECUTED")
+
+	rootCommand.SetArgs(args)
+	rootCommand.Execute()
+
+	var secrets []Secret
+
+	stringSecrets := commandOutput.String()
+	arraySecrets := strings.Split(stringSecrets, "\n")
+
+	for idx, secret := range arraySecrets {
+		if idx == len(arraySecrets)-1 && secret == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		secretParts := strings.Split(secret, "=")
+
+		if len(secretParts) != 2 {
+			t.Errorf("Error: secret at index %d is not formatted correctly", idx)
+		}
+
+		newSecret := Secret{
+			Key:   secretParts[0],
+			Value: secretParts[1],
+		}
+
+		// make sure the new secret key is at least one of the expected keys
+		if !slices.Contains(ALL_SECRET_KEYS, newSecret.Key) {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		secrets = append(secrets, newSecret)
+	}
+
+	expectedLength := len(DEV_SECRETS) + len(STAGING_SECRETS)
+
+	assert.Len(t, secrets, expectedLength)
+
+	for _, secret := range secrets {
+		assert.Contains(t, ALL_SECRET_KEYS, secret.Key)
+		assert.Contains(t, ALL_SECRET_VALUES, secret.Value)
+	}
+}
+
+func RunCmdWithoutImportsAndWithRecursive(t *testing.T, authToken string, projectId string, envSlug string) {
+
+	rootCommand := cmd.NewRootCmd()
+
+	commandOutput := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	errorOutput := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	rootCommand.SetOut(commandOutput)
+	rootCommand.SetErr(errorOutput)
+
+	args := []string{
+		"run",
+	}
+
+	args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("--token=%s", authToken))
+	args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("--projectId=%s", projectId))
+	args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("--env=%s", envSlug))
+	args = append(args, "--include-imports=false")
+	args = append(args, "--recursive")
+	args = append(args, "--", "echo", "TEST_COMMAND_BEING_EXECUTED_RECURSIVE")
+
+	rootCommand.SetArgs(args)
+	rootCommand.Execute()
+
+	var secrets []Secret
+
+	stringSecrets := commandOutput.String()
+	arraySecrets := strings.Split(stringSecrets, "\n")
+
+	for idx, secret := range arraySecrets {
+		if idx == len(arraySecrets)-1 && secret == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		secretParts := strings.Split(secret, "=")
+
+		if len(secretParts) != 2 {
+			t.Errorf("Error: secret at index %d is not formatted correctly", idx)
+		}
+
+		newSecret := Secret{
+			Key:   secretParts[0],
+			Value: secretParts[1],
+		}
+
+		// make sure the new secret key is at least one of the expected keys
+		if !slices.Contains(ALL_SECRET_KEYS, newSecret.Key) {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		secrets = append(secrets, newSecret)
+	}
+
+	nestedDevSecrets := append(DEV_FOLDER_SECRETS, DEV_SECRETS...)
+	nestedDevSecretsKeys := Map(nestedDevSecrets, func(secret Secret) string { return secret.Key })
+	nestedDevSecretsValues := Map(nestedDevSecrets, func(secret Secret) string { return secret.Value })
+
+	expectedLength := len(nestedDevSecrets)
+	assert.Len(t, secrets, expectedLength)
+
+	for _, secret := range secrets {
+		assert.Contains(t, nestedDevSecretsKeys, secret.Key)
+		assert.Contains(t, nestedDevSecretsValues, secret.Value)
+	}
+}