diff --git a/torchx/components/test/dist_test.py b/torchx/components/test/dist_test.py
index 90574f6de..22f108b85 100644
--- a/torchx/components/test/dist_test.py
+++ b/torchx/components/test/dist_test.py
@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@ def test_ddp_debug(self) -> None:
         for k, v in _TORCH_DEBUG_FLAGS.items():
             self.assertEqual(env[k], v)
 
+    def test_ddp_rdzv_backend_static(self) -> None:
+        app = ddp(script="foo.py", rdzv_backend="static")
+        cmd = app.roles[0].args[1]
+        self.assertTrue("--rdzv_backend static" in cmd)
+        self.assertTrue("--node_rank" in cmd)
+
+
 
 class SpmdTest(ComponentTestCase):
     def test_validate_spmd(self) -> None: