diff --git a/molecule/default/tests/test_default.py b/molecule/default/tests/test_default.py
index 23ea92d123764be16a20687d25c8c15e091974ff..285db0875e34390dcd1dfbcf64a9dc02a9401c2a 100644
--- a/molecule/default/tests/test_default.py
+++ b/molecule/default/tests/test_default.py
@@ -21,3 +21,8 @@ def test_eee_local_directories(host):
     'rsync-startup.service'])
 def test_service_is_enabled(host, service):
     host.service(service).is_enabled
+
+
+def test_rsync_options(host):
+    rsync_startup = host.file('/etc/systemd/system/rsync-startup.service')
+    assert 'rsync -v --delete --recursive --links --perms --times --timeout 120' in rsync_startup.content_string