diff --git a/test/test_upgrade_db.py b/test/test_upgrade_db.py
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+import sqlite3
+
+from logpyle import (upgrade_db)
+
+
+def test_upgrade_v2_v3():
+    path = ".github/workflows/log_gathered_v2.sqlite"
+    suffix = "_pytest_upgrade"
+    # print(path.rsplit(".", 1))
+    # assert False
+    filename, file_ext = path.rsplit(".", 1)
+
+    # ensure it is V2
+    conn = sqlite3.connect(filename + "." + file_ext)
+    try:
+        # should throw an exception because logging
+        # should not exist in a V2 database
+        print([ele for ele in conn.execute("select * from logging")])
+        assert False, f"{filename} is a v3 database"
+    except sqlite3.OperationalError:
+        pass  # v2 should not have a logging table
+    conn.close()
+
+    upgrade_db.upgrade_db(path, suffix, False)
+
+    # ensure it is V3
+    conn = sqlite3.connect(filename + suffix + "." + file_ext)
+    try:
+        print([ele for ele in conn.execute("select * from logging")])
+    except sqlite3.OperationalError:
+        assert False, f"{filename} is not a v3 database"
+    conn.close()