diff --git a/tests/test_gather_metadata.py b/tests/test_gather_metadata.py
index 91dbc2c8..183fbaa9 100644
--- a/tests/test_gather_metadata.py
+++ b/tests/test_gather_metadata.py
@@ -1027,6 +1027,25 @@ def test_run_job_main_metadata(
         self.assertIsNotNone(json_contents.get("_id"))
         self.assertIsNone(json_contents.get("id"))
 
+    def test_from_job_settings_file(self):
+        """Tests that users can set a session config file when requesting
+        GatherMetadataJob"""
+
+        bergamo_settings = BergamoSessionJobSettings(user_settings_config_file=EXAMPLE_BERGAMO_CONFIGS)
+        test_configs = {
+            "directory_to_write_to": RESOURCES_DIR,
+            "session_settings": {
+                "job_settings": bergamo_settings.model_dump()
+            },
+        }
+        job_settings = JobSettings.model_validate_json(
+            json.dumps(test_configs, default=str)
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            ["John Apple"],
+            job_settings.session_settings.job_settings.experimenter_full_name,
+        )
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()