diff --git a/system_test/e2e/helpers.py b/system_test/e2e/helpers.py
index 6f179e8c..af37cd4c 100644
--- a/system_test/e2e/helpers.py
+++ b/system_test/e2e/helpers.py
@@ -262,6 +262,11 @@ class Node(object):
     raise_for_status(r)
     return r.json()
 
+  def pragmas(self):
+    r = requests.get(self._status_url())
+    raise_for_status(r)
+    return r.json()['store']['sqlite3']['pragmas']
+
   def nodes(self):
     r = requests.get(self._nodes_url())
     raise_for_status(r)
diff --git a/system_test/e2e/single_node.py b/system_test/e2e/single_node.py
index 2860f31d..676e0d5d 100644
--- a/system_test/e2e/single_node.py
+++ b/system_test/e2e/single_node.py
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ class TestSingleNode(unittest.TestCase):
   def tearDown(self):
     self.cluster.deprovision()
 
+  def test_pragmas(self):
+    '''Test that the pragma configration is correct'''
+    n = self.cluster.wait_for_leader()
+    self.assertEqual(n.pragmas(), d_("{'ro':{'foreign_keys':'0','journal_mode':'wal','synchronous':'0','wal_autocheckpoint':'1000'},'rw':{'foreign_keys':'0','journal_mode':'wal','synchronous':'0','wal_autocheckpoint':'0'}}"))
+
   def test_simple_raw_queries(self):
     '''Test simple queries work as expected'''
     n = self.cluster.wait_for_leader()