diff --git a/tests/test_plot/test_misc.py b/tests/test_plot/test_misc.py
index f5bc844d..9a69ff8f 100644
--- a/tests/test_plot/test_misc.py
+++ b/tests/test_plot/test_misc.py
@@ -336,6 +336,13 @@ def test_help_filters(test_dir):
     ctx.clean_up()
 
 
+def test_help_variants(test_dir):
+    ctx = context.TestContext(test_dir, '3Rs', 'pre_and_position')
+    ctx.run(extra=['--help-variants'], no_verbose=True, no_out_dir=True, no_yaml_file=True, no_board_file=True)
+    assert ctx.search_out('KiCost variant style')
+    ctx.clean_up()
+
+
 def test_help_output_plugin_1(test_dir, monkeypatch):
     ctx = context.TestContext(test_dir, '3Rs', 'pre_and_position')
     ctx.home_local_link()