diff --git a/tests/modules/programs/dircolors/settings.nix b/tests/modules/programs/dircolors/settings.nix
index 456392a2..f2802aaa 100644
--- a/tests/modules/programs/dircolors/settings.nix
+++ b/tests/modules/programs/dircolors/settings.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-{
+{ pkgs, ... }: {
   config = {
+    programs.zsh.enable = true;
+
     programs.dircolors = {
       enable = true;
 
@@ -18,6 +20,11 @@
       assertFileContent \
         home-files/.dir_colors \
         ${./settings-expected.conf}
+
+
+      assertFileRegex  \
+        home-files/.zshrc \
+        "eval \$(${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/dircolors -b ~/.dir_colors)"
     '';
   };
 }