diff --git a/tests/client/dune b/tests/client/dune
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+(tests
+ (names test_client_lib)
+ (package opentelemetry)
+ (libraries alcotest opentelemetry.client))
diff --git a/tests/client/test_client_lib.ml b/tests/client/test_client_lib.ml
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+open Alcotest
+module Config = Opentelemetry_client.Config
+
+let test_config_printing () =
+  let module Env = Config.Env () in
+  let actual =
+    Format.asprintf "%a" Config.pp @@ Env.make (fun common () -> common) ()
+  in
+  let expected =
+    {|{ debug=false;
+ self_trace=false; url_traces="http://localhost:4318/v1/traces";
+ url_metrics="http://localhost:4318/v1/metrics";
+ url_logs="http://localhost:4318/v1/logs"; headers=; batch_traces=400;
+ batch_metrics=20; batch_logs=400; batch_timeout_ms=2000 }|}
+  in
+  check' string ~msg:"is rendered correctly" ~actual ~expected
+
+let test_overriding_stateful_config () =
+  let module Env = Config.Env () in
+  Env.set_headers [ "foo", "bar" ];
+  Env.set_debug true;
+  let headers = [ "changed", "header" ] in
+  let debug = false in
+  let config : Config.t =
+    Env.make (fun common () -> common) ~debug ~headers ()
+  in
+  check'
+    (list (pair string string))
+    ~msg:"header is overriden" ~actual:(Env.get_headers ()) ~expected:headers;
+  check'
+    (list (pair string string))
+    ~msg:"config and stateful headers are the same" ~actual:(Env.get_headers ())
+    ~expected:config.headers;
+  check' bool ~msg:"debug is overriden" ~actual:(Env.get_debug ())
+    ~expected:debug;
+  check' bool ~msg:"config and stateful debug are the same"
+    ~actual:(Env.get_debug ()) ~expected:config.debug
+
+let suite =
+  [
+    test_case "default config pretty printing" `Quick test_config_printing;
+    test_case "overriding default stateful values via make constructor" `Quick
+      test_overriding_stateful_config;
+  ]
+
+let () = Alcotest.run "Opentelemetry_client" [ "Config", suite ]