diff --git a/cmd/run_test.go b/cmd/run_test.go
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+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/gatewayd-io/gatewayd/config"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/zenizh/go-capturer"
+)
+
+func Test_runCmd(t *testing.T) {
+	// Create a test plugins config file.
+	_, err := executeCommandC(rootCmd, "plugin", "init", "--force", "-p", pluginTestConfigFile)
+	assert.NoError(t, err, "plugin init command should not have returned an error")
+	assert.FileExists(t, pluginTestConfigFile, "plugin init command should have created a config file")
+
+	// Create a test config file.
+	_, err = executeCommandC(rootCmd, "config", "init", "--force", "-c", globalTestConfigFile)
+	assert.NoError(t, err, "configInitCmd should not return an error")
+	// Check that the config file was created.
+	assert.FileExists(t, globalTestConfigFile, "configInitCmd should create a config file")
+
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func(wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
+		time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+
+		StopGracefully(
+			runCmd.Context(),
+			runCmd.Context(),
+			nil,
+			nil,
+			nil,
+			loggers[config.Default],
+			servers,
+			stopChan,
+		)
+
+		wg.Done()
+	}(&wg)
+
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func(wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
+		// Test run command.
+		output := capturer.CaptureOutput(func() {
+			_, err := executeCommandC(rootCmd, "run", "-c", globalTestConfigFile, "-p", pluginTestConfigFile)
+			assert.NoError(t, err, "run command should not have returned an error")
+		})
+		// Print the output for debugging purposes.
+		fmt.Print(output)
+		// Check if GatewayD started and stopped correctly.
+		assert.Contains(t,
+			output,
+			"GatewayD is running",
+			"run command should have returned the correct output")
+		assert.Contains(t,
+			output,
+			"Stopped all servers\n",
+			"run command should have returned the correct output")
+
+		wg.Done()
+	}(&wg)
+
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	// Clean up.
+	assert.NoError(t, os.Remove(pluginTestConfigFile))
+	assert.NoError(t, os.Remove(globalTestConfigFile))
+}