diff --git a/tests/kola/basic b/tests/kola/basic
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..385984ce3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/kola/basic
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if ! systemctl is-active logrotate.service; then
+  echo "logrotate not active" 1>&2
+  exit 1
+fi