diff --git a/libsql-server/tests/namespaces/meta.rs b/libsql-server/tests/namespaces/meta.rs
index d79f3776f5..badb5e37a6 100644
--- a/libsql-server/tests/namespaces/meta.rs
+++ b/libsql-server/tests/namespaces/meta.rs
@@ -137,7 +137,43 @@ fn meta_store() {
             foo_conn.execute("select 1", ()).await.unwrap();
         }
 
-        // STEP 4: try attaching a database
+        Ok(())
+    });
+
+    sim.run().unwrap();
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn meta_attach() {
+    let mut sim = Builder::new().build();
+    let tmp = tempdir().unwrap();
+    make_primary(&mut sim, tmp.path().to_path_buf());
+
+    sim.client("client", async {
+        let client = Client::new();
+
+        // STEP 1: create namespace and check that it can be read from
+        client
+            .post(
+                "http://primary:9090/v1/namespaces/foo/create",
+                json!({
+                    "max_db_size": "5mb"
+                }),
+            )
+            .await?;
+
+        {
+            let foo = Database::open_remote_with_connector(
+                "http://foo.primary:8080",
+                "",
+                TurmoilConnector,
+            )?;
+            let foo_conn = foo.connect()?;
+
+            foo_conn.execute("select 1", ()).await.unwrap();
+        }
+
+        // STEP 2: try attaching a database
         {
             let foo = Database::open_remote_with_connector(
                 "http://foo.primary:8080",
@@ -149,7 +185,7 @@ fn meta_store() {
             foo_conn.execute("attach foo as foo", ()).await.unwrap_err();
         }
 
-        // STEP 5: update config to allow attaching databases
+        // STEP 3: update config to allow attaching databases
         client
             .post(
                 "http://primary:9090/v1/namespaces/foo/config",