diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-toolchain.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-toolchain.yml
index 41d7442f2..d2bc82809 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-toolchain.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-toolchain.yml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
         python-version: '3.x'
 
     - name: Install e3
-      run: pip install --upgrade e3-testsuite
+      run: pip install --upgrade -r testsuite/requirements.txt
 
     - name: Run testsuite
       run: cd testsuite; ./run.py -E
diff --git a/testsuite/Dockerfile b/testsuite/Dockerfile
index 6eaae2bcc..3a93b9b4f 100644
--- a/testsuite/Dockerfile
+++ b/testsuite/Dockerfile
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     sudo \
     util-linux      # for `unshare`
 
-RUN pip3 install e3-testsuite
+# Use parent testsuite python packages here too, as they are potential imports
+# of the drivers and helpers that may be needed in the wrapped test.
+COPY ./testsuite/requirements.txt /testsuite/requirements.txt
+RUN pip3 install -r /testsuite/requirements.txt
 
 WORKDIR /testsuite
 USER user
diff --git a/testsuite/drivers/alr.py b/testsuite/drivers/alr.py
index 6ddc8dee0..48254611f 100644
--- a/testsuite/drivers/alr.py
+++ b/testsuite/drivers/alr.py
@@ -4,12 +4,15 @@
 
 import os
 import os.path
+import platform
+import pexpect
 import re
-from shutil import copytree
+import sys
 
 from e3.fs import mkdir
 from e3.os.process import Run, quote_arg
 from e3.testsuite.driver.classic import ProcessResult
+from shutil import copytree
 
 TESTSUITE_ROOT = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(
     os.path.abspath(__file__)))
@@ -127,6 +130,44 @@ def run_alr(*args, **kwargs):
     return ProcessResult(p.status, p.out.replace('\r\n', '\n'))
 
 
+def run_alr_interactive(args: [str], input: [str], timeout=5) -> str:
+    """
+    NON-WINDOWS-ONLY
+    Run "alr" with the given arguments, feeding it the given input. No other
+    arguments like -q or -d are added.
+
+    :param args: List of arguments to pass to "alr".
+    :param input: String to feed to the subprocess's standard input.
+    :param timeout: Timeout in seconds for the subprocess to complete.
+    """
+    # Check whether on Windows to fail early (revisit if pexpect is updated?)
+    if platform.system() == "Windows":
+        print('SKIP: pexpect unavailable on Windows')
+        sys.exit(0)
+
+    # Run interactively using pexpect (run with input fails as it is not
+    # detected as tty and input is closed prematurely)
+    child = pexpect.spawn('alr',  args=args, timeout=timeout)
+    for line in input:
+        child.sendline(line)
+
+    # Wait for the process to finish
+    try:
+        child.expect(pexpect.EOF)
+        child.close()
+    except pexpect.exceptions.TIMEOUT:
+        raise RuntimeError(f"pexpect timeout with alr output:\n"
+                           f"{child.before.decode('utf-8')}")
+
+    # Assert proper output code
+    assert child.exitstatus == 0, \
+        f"Unexpected exit status: {child.exitstatus}\n" + \
+        f"Output: {child.before.decode('utf-8')}"
+
+    # Return command output with CRLF replaced by LF (as does run_alr)
+    return child.before.decode('utf-8').replace('\r\n', '\n')
+
+
 def fixtures_path(*args):
     """
     Return a path under the testsuite `fixtures` directory.
diff --git a/testsuite/requirements.txt b/testsuite/requirements.txt
index b0fd578d0..dcaf78ee3 100644
--- a/testsuite/requirements.txt
+++ b/testsuite/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 docker
 e3-testsuite
+pexpect
diff --git a/testsuite/tests/init/default-licenses/test.py b/testsuite/tests/init/default-licenses/test.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..741472f11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/tests/init/default-licenses/test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+"""
+Check that offered default licenses are all valid
+"""
+
+import os
+import shutil
+
+from drivers.alr import run_alr, run_alr_interactive
+
+# iterate over values 1..8
+for i in range(1, 9):
+
+    # Run interactively
+    run_alr_interactive(['init', '--bin', 'xxx'],
+                        input=['',      # Description
+                               '',      # Full user name
+                               '',      # Github login
+                               '',      # Email
+                               f'{i}',  # License
+                               '',      # Tags
+                               ''],     # Website
+                        timeout=3)
+
+    # Check that it can be shown, which will load the manifest
+    os.chdir("xxx")
+    p = run_alr("show")
+
+    # Prepare for next iteration
+    os.chdir("..")
+    shutil.rmtree("xxx")
+
+print('SUCCESS')
diff --git a/testsuite/tests/init/default-licenses/test.yaml b/testsuite/tests/init/default-licenses/test.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..187c05aa3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/tests/init/default-licenses/test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+driver: python-script
+indexes: {}