diff --git a/acceptance/tests/node/check_woy_cache_works.rb b/acceptance/tests/node/check_woy_cache_works.rb
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+test_name "ticket #16753 node data should be cached in yaml to allow it to be queried"
+
+require 'puppet/acceptance/temp_file_utils'
+extend Puppet::Acceptance::TempFileUtils
+
+authfile = "/tmp/auth.conf-2128-#{$$}"
+create_remote_file master, authfile, <<AUTHCONF
+path /catalog/woy_node_name
+auth yes
+allow *
+
+path /node/woy_node_name
+auth yes
+allow *
+AUTHCONF
+
+on master, "chmod 644 #{authfile}"
+# This runs one agent, and checks that the data is written in yaml where expected
+with_master_running_on(master, "--rest_authconfig #{authfile} --daemonize --dns_alt_names=\"puppet, $(facter hostname), $(facter fqdn)\" --autosign true") do
+  run_agent_on(agents[0], "--no-daemonize --verbose --onetime  --node_name_value woy_node_name --server #{master}") do
+    # Only check that the file is actually there
+    # Could be paranoid and also check that it is valid yaml for the node in question
+    #
+    assert(file_exists?(master, "#{master["puppetvardir"]}/yaml/node/woy_node_name.yaml"))
+  end
+end