diff --git a/pkg/configprovider/globprovider/provider_test.go b/pkg/configprovider/globprovider/provider_test.go
index 966abb873f..d5211d4e13 100644
--- a/pkg/configprovider/globprovider/provider_test.go
+++ b/pkg/configprovider/globprovider/provider_test.go
@@ -159,3 +159,47 @@ func ValidateProviderScheme(p confmap.Provider) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func TestRemotelyManagedMergeFlow(t *testing.T) {
+	fp := NewWithSettings(confmap.ProviderSettings{})
+	fp.SetRemotelyManagedMergeFlow(true)
+	ret, err := fp.Retrieve(context.Background(), schemePrefix+filepath.Join("testdata", "mergefunc", "*.yaml"), nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	retMap, err := ret.AsConf()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	expectedMap := confmap.NewFromStringMap(map[string]interface{}{
+				"extensions": map[string]interface{}{
+					"sumologic": map[string]interface{}{
+						"childKey": "value",
+						"collector_fields": map[string]interface{}{
+							"zone": "eu",
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				processor: "someprocessor",
+			})
+	assert.Equal(t, expectedMap, retMap)
+	assert.NoError(t, fp.Shutdown(context.Background()))
+}
+
+func TestLocallyManagedMergeFlow(t *testing.T) {
+	fp := NewWithSettings(confmap.ProviderSettings{})
+	ret, err := fp.Retrieve(context.Background(), schemePrefix+filepath.Join("testdata", "mergefunc", "*.yaml"), nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	retMap, err := ret.AsConf()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	expectedMap := confmap.NewFromStringMap(map[string]interface{}{
+				"extensions": map[string]interface{}{
+					"sumologic": map[string]interface{}{
+						"childKey": "value",
+						"collector_fields": map[string]interface{}{
+							"cluster": "cluster-1"
+							"zone": "eu",
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				processor: "someprocessor",
+			})
+	assert.Equal(t, expectedMap, retMap)
+	assert.NoError(t, fp.Shutdown(context.Background()))
+}