diff --git a/api/config_entry_inline_certificate_test.go b/api/config_entry_inline_certificate_test.go
index 3184555f02..3b1cc1f54e 100644
--- a/api/config_entry_inline_certificate_test.go
+++ b/api/config_entry_inline_certificate_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,53 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
+const (
+	// generated via openssl req -x509 -sha256 -days 1825 -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout private.key -out certificate.crt
+	validPrivateKey = `-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----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+-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----`
+	validCertificate = `-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
+MIICljCCAX4CCQCQMDsYO8FrPjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQsFADANMQswCQYDVQQGEwJV
+UzAeFw0yMjEyMjAxNzUwMjVaFw0yNzEyMTkxNzUwMjVaMA0xCzAJBgNVBAYTAlVT
+MIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAx95Opa6t4lGEpiTUogEB
+ptqOdam2ch4BHQGhNhX/MrDwwuZQhttBwMfngQ/wd9NmYEPAwj0dumUoAITIq6i2
+jQlhqTodElkbsd5vWY8R/bxJWQSoNvVE12TlzECxGpJEiHt4W0r8pGffk+rvplji
+UyCfnT1kGF3znOSjK1hRMTn6RKWCyYaBvXQiB4SGilfLgJcEpOJKtISIxmZ+S409
+g9X5VU88/Bmmrz4cMyxce86Kc2ug5/MOv0CjWDJwlrv8njneV2zvraQ61DDwQftr
+XOvuCbO5IBRHMOBHiHTZ4rtGuhMaIr21V4vb6n8c4YzXiFvhUYcyX7rltGZzVd+W
+mQIDAQABMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBCwUAA4IBAQBfCqoUIdPf/HGSbOorPyZWbyizNtHJ
+GL7x9cAeIYxpI5Y/WcO1o5v94lvrgm3FNfJoGKbV66+JxOge731FrfMpHplhar1Z
+RahYIzNLRBTLrwadLAZkApUpZvB8qDK4knsTWFYujNsylCww2A6ajzIMFNU4GkUK
+NtyHRuD+KYRmjXtyX1yHNqfGN3vOQmwavHq2R8wHYuBSc6LAHHV9vG+j0VsgMELO
+qwxn8SmLkSKbf2+MsQVzLCXXN5u+D8Yv+4py+oKP4EQ5aFZuDEx+r/G/31rTthww
+AAJAMaoXmoYVdgXV+CPuBb2M4XCpuzLu3bcA2PXm5ipSyIgntMKwXV7r
+-----END CERTIFICATE-----`
+)
+
 func TestAPI_ConfigEntries_InlineCertificate(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	c, s := makeClient(t)
@@ -15,9 +62,11 @@ func TestAPI_ConfigEntries_InlineCertificate(t *testing.T) {
 	configEntries := c.ConfigEntries()
 
 	cert1 := &InlineCertificateConfigEntry{
-		Kind: InlineCertificate,
-		Name: "cert1",
-		Meta: map[string]string{"foo": "bar"},
+		Kind:        InlineCertificate,
+		Name:        "cert1",
+		Meta:        map[string]string{"foo": "bar"},
+		Certificate: validCertificate,
+		PrivateKey:  validPrivateKey,
 	}
 
 	// set it
@@ -39,7 +88,7 @@ func TestAPI_ConfigEntries_InlineCertificate(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, cert1.Meta, readCert.GetMeta())
 
 	// update it
-	cert1.Certificate = "certificate"
+	cert1.Meta["bar"] = "baz"
 	written, wm, err := configEntries.CAS(cert1, readCert.ModifyIndex, nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NotNil(t, wm)
@@ -59,6 +108,7 @@ func TestAPI_ConfigEntries_InlineCertificate(t *testing.T) {
 	readCert, ok = entries[0].(*InlineCertificateConfigEntry)
 	require.True(t, ok)
 	assert.Equal(t, cert1.Certificate, readCert.Certificate)
+	assert.Equal(t, cert1.Meta, readCert.Meta)
 
 	// delete it
 	wm, err = configEntries.Delete(InlineCertificate, cert1.Name, nil)