diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f53bf4e4b6..3c16e466b5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ test/qspawn
 test/filegen
 test/iostress
 test/spawn_multiple
+test/clichk
 
 docs/_build
 docs/_static
diff --git a/test/Makefile b/test/Makefile
index c9a042eff7..8d2e883069 100644
--- a/test/Makefile
+++ b/test/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2012      Los Alamos National Security, Inc.  All rights reserved.
 # Copyright (c) 2013      Mellanox Technologies, Inc.  All rights reserved.
 # Copyright (c) 2016-2020 Intel, Inc.  All rights reserved.
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2022 Nanook Consulting.  All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2023 Nanook Consulting.  All rights reserved.
 # Copyright (c) 2023      Triad National Security, LLC. All rights reserved.
 # $COPYRIGHT$
 #
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ TESTS = \
 	cmspawn \
 	qspawn \
 	iostress \
-	filegen
+	filegen \
+	clichk
 
 all: $(TESTS)
 
diff --git a/test/clichk.c b/test/clichk.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cc524a3a0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/clichk.c
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include <pmix.h>
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    char *tmp = PMIx_Argv_join(argv, ' ');
+    fprintf(stderr, "CMDLINE: %s\n", tmp);
+    return 0;
+}