diff --git a/tests/config/config_test.py b/tests/config/config_test.py
index dad52b2d..016398ed 100644
--- a/tests/config/config_test.py
+++ b/tests/config/config_test.py
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ class LoadConfigTest(unittest.TestCase):
         result = config._load([file1, file2], [], [])
         self.assertEqual(expected, result)
 
+    def test_load_file_with_utf8(self):
+        expected = {'foo': {'bar': 'æøå'.encode('utf-8')}}
+        result = config._load([path_to_data_dir('file3.conf')], [], [])
+        self.assertEqual(expected, result)
+
 
 class ValidateTest(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
diff --git a/tests/data/file3.conf b/tests/data/file3.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..00323669
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/file3.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Should contain valid utf-8 values
+[foo]
+bar = æøå