diff --git a/tests/unit-tests/config-files/config-ca-1 b/tests/unit-tests/config-files/config-ca-1
index 8ea5d38..044260b 100644
--- a/tests/unit-tests/config-files/config-ca-1
+++ b/tests/unit-tests/config-files/config-ca-1
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "ca-prefix": "/ndn",
+  "forwarding-hint": "/repo",
   "ca-info": "ndn testbed ca",
   "max-validity-period": "864000",
   "max-suffix-length": 3,
diff --git a/tests/unit-tests/configuration.t.cpp b/tests/unit-tests/configuration.t.cpp
index ec43b17..00f8ba5 100644
--- a/tests/unit-tests/configuration.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit-tests/configuration.t.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017-2022, Regents of the University of California.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-2024, Regents of the University of California.
  *
  * This file is part of ndncert, a certificate management system based on NDN.
  *
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
   ca::CaConfig config;
   config.load("tests/unit-tests/config-files/config-ca-1");
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(config.caProfile.caPrefix, "/ndn");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(config.caProfile.forwardingHint, "/repo");
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(config.caProfile.caInfo, "ndn testbed ca");
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(config.caProfile.maxValidityPeriod, time::seconds(864000));
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(*config.caProfile.maxSuffixLength, 3);
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@
 
   config.load("tests/unit-tests/config-files/config-ca-2");
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(config.caProfile.caPrefix, "/ndn");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(config.caProfile.forwardingHint, "/ndn/CA");
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(config.caProfile.caInfo, "missing max validity period, max suffix length, and probe");
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(config.caProfile.maxValidityPeriod, time::seconds(86400));
   BOOST_CHECK(!config.caProfile.maxSuffixLength.has_value());