diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 627bd5335..4fe0131b6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@
 # Output of the go coverage tool, specifically when used with LiteIDE
 *.out
 
-# Dependency directories (remove the comment below to include it)
-# vendor/
-
 # IDE
-.vscode
\ No newline at end of file
+.vscode
+
+# Standard configuration file names
+.corso_test.toml
+.corso.toml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/pkg/repository/repository_test.go b/src/pkg/repository/repository_test.go
index df51d3d9b..23dc20b71 100644
--- a/src/pkg/repository/repository_test.go
+++ b/src/pkg/repository/repository_test.go
@@ -136,3 +136,21 @@ func (suite *RepositoryIntegrationSuite) TestInitialize() {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func (suite *RepositoryIntegrationSuite) TestConnect() {
+	t := suite.T()
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	timeOfTest := ctesting.LogTimeOfTest(t)
+	prefix := "conn-s3-" + timeOfTest
+
+	// need to initialize the repository before we can test connecting to it.
+	st, err := ctesting.NewS3Storage(prefix)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	_, err = repository.Initialize(ctx, repository.Account{}, st)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// now re-connect
+	_, err = repository.Connect(ctx, repository.Account{}, st)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+}