diff --git a/test/data/stages/nm.conn/b.json b/test/data/stages/nm.conn/b.json
index 6b952a24..347e7979 100644
--- a/test/data/stages/nm.conn/b.json
+++ b/test/data/stages/nm.conn/b.json
@@ -295,6 +295,31 @@
             }
           }
         }
+      },
+      {
+        "name": "org.osbuild.nm.conn",
+        "options": {
+          "path": "/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/test.conf",
+          "settings": {
+            "connection": {
+              "type": "ethernet",
+              "id": "static-conn",
+              "uuid": "6fb8f75a-7fde-4906-a51e-a70e56c58742",
+              "interface-name": "eth1",
+              "autoconnect-priority": 0,
+              "autoconnect": true
+            },
+            "ipv4": {
+              "method": "manual",
+              "address": [
+                "10.24.0.5/24"
+              ]
+            },
+            "ipv6": {
+              "method": "ignore"
+            }
+          }
+        }
       }
     ]
   },
diff --git a/test/data/stages/nm.conn/b.mpp.json b/test/data/stages/nm.conn/b.mpp.json
index 6bd98de5..57dc8bee 100644
--- a/test/data/stages/nm.conn/b.mpp.json
+++ b/test/data/stages/nm.conn/b.mpp.json
@@ -31,6 +31,31 @@
             }
           }
         }
+      },
+      {
+        "name": "org.osbuild.nm.conn",
+        "options": {
+          "path": "/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/test.conf",
+          "settings": {
+            "connection": {
+              "type": "ethernet",
+              "id": "static-conn",
+              "uuid": "6fb8f75a-7fde-4906-a51e-a70e56c58742",
+              "interface-name": "eth1",
+              "autoconnect-priority": 0,
+              "autoconnect": true
+            },
+            "ipv4": {
+              "method": "manual",
+              "address": [
+                "10.24.0.5/24"
+              ]
+            },
+            "ipv6": {
+              "method": "ignore"
+            }
+          }
+        }
       }
     ]
   }
diff --git a/test/data/stages/nm.conn/diff.json b/test/data/stages/nm.conn/diff.json
index 5004cc9e..5d82aab4 100644
--- a/test/data/stages/nm.conn/diff.json
+++ b/test/data/stages/nm.conn/diff.json
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 {
   "added_files": [
+    "/etc",
+    "/etc/NetworkManager",
+    "/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections",
+    "/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/test.conf",
     "/usr",
     "/usr/lib",
     "/usr/lib/NetworkManager",