diff --git a/test/sharness/t0020-init.sh b/test/sharness/t0020-init.sh
index 7b82845e52bf..2a42d51d9eee 100755
--- a/test/sharness/t0020-init.sh
+++ b/test/sharness/t0020-init.sh
@@ -163,6 +163,21 @@ test_expect_success "'ipfs config Addresses.API' looks good" '
   test $(cat actual_config) = "/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/0"
 '
 
+test_expect_success "ipfs init from existing config succeeds" '
+  export ORIG_PATH=$IPFS_PATH &&
+  export CLONE_PATH=$(pwd)/.ipfs-clone
+  export IPFS_PATH=$CLONE_DIR &&
+  echo "IPFS_PATH: \"$IPFS_PATH\"" &&
+  ipfs init $ORIG_PATH/config &&
+  ipfs config Addresses.API > actual_config &&
+  test $(cat actual_config) = "/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/0"
+'
+
+test_expect_success "clean up ipfs clone dir and reset IPFS_PATH" '
+  rm -rf "$IPFS_PATH" ||
+  export IPFS_PATH=$ORIG_PATH
+'
+
 test_expect_success "clean up ipfs dir" '
   rm -rf "$IPFS_PATH"
 '
diff --git a/test/sharness/t0060-daemon.sh b/test/sharness/t0060-daemon.sh
index 6f2445b3d9a2..cd811da206a4 100755
--- a/test/sharness/t0060-daemon.sh
+++ b/test/sharness/t0060-daemon.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,51 @@ test_description="Test daemon command"
 
 . lib/test-lib.sh
 
+test_expect_success "daemon init with existing config works" '
+  export ORIG_PATH=$(pwd)/.ipfs &&
+  export CLONE_PATH=$(pwd)/.ipfs-clone &&
+  ipfs init --profile=badgerds &&
+  export IPFS_PATH=$CLONE_PATH
+  ipfs daemon --init --init-config-file=$ORIG_PATH/config &
+  DAEMON_PID=$!
+  test_wait_for_file 20 100ms "$IPFS_PATH/api" &&
+  kill -0 $DAEMON_PID &&
+  ipfs config "Datastore.Spec.child.path" >actual &&
+  test $(cat actual) = "badgerds"
+'
+
+test_expect_success "clean up daemon clone" '
+  rm -rf $CLONE_PATH
+'
+
+test_expect_fail "daemon init with existing config and profiles work" '
+  ipfs daemon --init --init-config-file=$ORIG_PATH/config --profile=randomports &
+  DAEMON_PID=$! &&
+  test_wait_for_file 20 100ms "$IPFS_PATH/api" &&
+  kill -0 $DAEMON_PID &&
+  ipfs config Addresses >clone_conf &&
+  IPFS_PATH=$ORIG_PATH &&
+  ipfs config Addresses >orig_conf &&
+  test_cmp clone_conf orig_conf
+'
+
+test_expect_success "clean up second daemon clone and source daemon" '
+  rm -rf $CLONE_PATH
+  rm -rf $ORIG_PATH
+'
+
+test_expect_success "daemon init with existing config works" '
+  export ORIG_PATH=$IPFS_PATH &&
+  export CLONE_PATH=$(pwd)/.ipfs-clone &&
+  ipfs init --profile=badgerds &&
+  export IPFS_PATH=$CLONE_PATH
+  ipfs daemon --init --init-config-file=$ORIG_PATH/config &
+  DAEMON_PID=$!
+  test_wait_for_file 20 100ms "$IPFS_PATH/api" &&
+  echo "badgerds" >expected &&
+  ipfs config "Datastore.Spec.child.path" >actual &&
+  test_cmp expected actual
+'
 
 test_init_ipfs
 test_launch_ipfs_daemon