diff --git a/src/nm-initrd-generator/tests/test-cmdline-reader.c b/src/nm-initrd-generator/tests/test-cmdline-reader.c
index d7b7b3cba2..a8e51f9756 100644
--- a/src/nm-initrd-generator/tests/test-cmdline-reader.c
+++ b/src/nm-initrd-generator/tests/test-cmdline-reader.c
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ test_auto(void)
     g_assert_cmpint(nm_setting_connection_get_wait_device_timeout(s_con), ==, -1);
 
     g_assert(nm_setting_connection_get_autoconnect(s_con));
+    g_assert_cmpint(nm_setting_connection_get_autoconnect_priority(s_con),
+                    ==,
+                    NMI_AUTOCONNECT_PRIORITY_CMDLINE);
 
     s_wired = nm_connection_get_setting_wired(connection);
     g_assert(s_wired);
@@ -174,6 +177,9 @@ test_dhcp_with_hostname(void)
     g_assert_cmpint(nm_setting_connection_get_wait_device_timeout(s_con), ==, -1);
 
     g_assert(nm_setting_connection_get_autoconnect(s_con));
+    g_assert_cmpint(nm_setting_connection_get_autoconnect_priority(s_con),
+                    ==,
+                    NMI_AUTOCONNECT_PRIORITY_CMDLINE);
 
     s_wired = nm_connection_get_setting_wired(connection);
     g_assert(s_wired);
@@ -219,6 +225,9 @@ test_dhcp_with_mtu(void)
         g_assert_cmpint(nm_setting_connection_get_wait_device_timeout(s_con), ==, -1);
 
         g_assert(nm_setting_connection_get_autoconnect(s_con));
+        g_assert_cmpint(nm_setting_connection_get_autoconnect_priority(s_con),
+                        ==,
+                        NMI_AUTOCONNECT_PRIORITY_CMDLINE);
 
         s_wired = nm_connection_get_setting_wired(connection);
         g_assert(s_wired);
@@ -279,6 +288,9 @@ test_dhcp_timeout(void)
         g_assert_cmpint(nm_setting_connection_get_wait_device_timeout(s_con), ==, -1);
         g_assert_cmpint(nm_setting_connection_get_autoconnect_retries(s_con), ==, 1);
         g_assert(nm_setting_connection_get_autoconnect(s_con));
+        g_assert_cmpint(nm_setting_connection_get_autoconnect_priority(s_con),
+                        ==,
+                        NMI_AUTOCONNECT_PRIORITY_CMDLINE);
 
         s_ip4 = nm_connection_get_setting_ip4_config(connection);
         g_assert(s_ip4);
diff --git a/src/nm-initrd-generator/tests/test-ibft-reader.c b/src/nm-initrd-generator/tests/test-ibft-reader.c
index 55925a9a93..4aa4d7f39e 100644
--- a/src/nm-initrd-generator/tests/test-ibft-reader.c
+++ b/src/nm-initrd-generator/tests/test-ibft-reader.c
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ test_read_ibft_dhcp(void)
     g_assert_cmpstr(nm_setting_connection_get_interface_name(s_con), ==, NULL);
     g_assert_cmpint(nm_setting_connection_get_timestamp(s_con), ==, 0);
     g_assert(nm_setting_connection_get_autoconnect(s_con));
+    g_assert_cmpint(nm_setting_connection_get_autoconnect_priority(s_con),
+                    ==,
+                    NMI_AUTOCONNECT_PRIORITY_FIRMWARE);
 
     s_wired = nm_connection_get_setting_wired(connection);
     g_assert(s_wired);
@@ -121,6 +124,9 @@ test_read_ibft_static(void)
     g_assert_cmpstr(nm_setting_connection_get_interface_name(s_con), ==, NULL);
     g_assert_cmpint(nm_setting_connection_get_timestamp(s_con), ==, 0);
     g_assert(nm_setting_connection_get_autoconnect(s_con));
+    g_assert_cmpint(nm_setting_connection_get_autoconnect_priority(s_con),
+                    ==,
+                    NMI_AUTOCONNECT_PRIORITY_FIRMWARE);
 
     s_wired = nm_connection_get_setting_wired(connection);
     g_assert(s_wired);