diff --git a/soda/cmd/root_integration_test.go b/soda/cmd/root_integration_test.go
index 935daf69..70291a18 100644
--- a/soda/cmd/root_integration_test.go
+++ b/soda/cmd/root_integration_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
-func Test_RootCmd_Environtment(t *testing.T) {
+func Test_RootCmd_Environment(t *testing.T) {
 	oldEnv := os.Getenv("GO_ENV")
 	defer os.Setenv("GO_ENV", oldEnv)
 
@@ -27,6 +27,18 @@ func Test_RootCmd_Environtment(t *testing.T) {
 	r.NoError(err)
 	r.Equal("test", env)
 
+	// CLI flag priority: the preferred order of flags and commands
+	c.SetArgs([]string{
+		"--env",
+		"production",
+		"help",
+	})
+	os.Setenv("GO_ENV", "test")
+	err = c.Execute()
+	r.NoError(err)
+	r.Equal("production", env)
+
+	// the following order works fine now but need to be considered again
 	// CLI flag priority
 	c.SetArgs([]string{
 		"help",