diff --git a/tests/fixtures/config/ara-in-path/git/common-config/playbooks/ara.yaml b/tests/fixtures/config/ara-in-path/git/common-config/playbooks/ara.yaml
index 0b0e341134..5271929df9 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/config/ara-in-path/git/common-config/playbooks/ara.yaml
+++ b/tests/fixtures/config/ara-in-path/git/common-config/playbooks/ara.yaml
@@ -2,3 +2,14 @@
   tasks:
     - name: Run ara
       shell: ara --help
+
+    # NOTE(pabelanger): Validate zuul executor actually loaded ARA.
+    - name: Check that the ARA database exists
+      stat:
+        path: "{{ zuul.executor.work_root }}/.ara/ansible.sqlite"
+      register: ara_db
+
+    - name: Assert ansible.sqlite file
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - ara_db.stat.exists