diff --git a/tests/operators/test_virtualenv.py b/tests/operators/test_virtualenv.py
index 142a251a7..67ac977bd 100644
--- a/tests/operators/test_virtualenv.py
+++ b/tests/operators/test_virtualenv.py
@@ -65,3 +65,28 @@ def test_run_command(
     assert dbt_deps[0][0][0] == dbt_cmd[0][0][0]
     assert dbt_cmd[0][0][1] == "do-something"
     assert mock_execute.call_count == 2
+
+@patch("airflow.hooks.base.BaseHook.get_connection")
+def test_supply_virtualenv_dir_flag(
+    mock_get_connection,
+):
+    mock_get_connection.return_value = Connection(
+        conn_id="fake_conn",
+        conn_type="postgres",
+        host="fake_host",
+        port=5432,
+        login="fake_login",
+        password="fake_password",
+        schema="fake_schema",
+    )
+    venv_operator = DbtVirtualenvBaseOperator(
+        profile_config=profile_config,
+        task_id="fake_task",
+        install_deps=True,
+        project_dir="./dev/dags/dbt/jaffle_shop",
+        py_system_site_packages=False,
+        py_requirements=["dbt-postgres==1.6.0b1"],
+        emit_datasets=False,
+        virtualenv_dir="mock-venv",
+    )
+    assert venv_operator.venv_dbt_path == "mock-venv/bin/dbt"
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