diff --git a/test_borg_import_help.py b/test_borg_import_help.py
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+import subprocess
+import sys
+import shlex
+
+
+def test_borg_import_help_runs():
+    """Check that `python -m borg_import --help` executes successfully."""
+    cmd = f"{sys.executable} -m borg_import --help"
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        shlex.split(cmd),
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+    )
+
+    assert result.returncode == 0
+    assert "usage" in (result.stdout + result.stderr).lower()