diff --git a/demos/git/README.md b/demos/git/README.md
index 9b81258548..8c3553314b 100644
--- a/demos/git/README.md
+++ b/demos/git/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ command to grant it access to your home directory:
 snap connect git:home ubuntu-core:home
 ```
 
-Only access the home directory is granted. You can see this containment
+Only access to the home directory is granted. You can see this containment
 in action by attempting to initialize a repository in /tmp:
 
 ```sh
@@ -18,10 +18,11 @@ $ /snap/bin/git init
 fatal: Could not change back to '/tmp/foo': No such file or directory
 ```
 
-Files repositories in your home directory work fine:
+Initializing and using repositories in your home directory works fine:
+
 ```sh
-$ mkdir -p ~/tmp/foo
-$ cd ~/tmp/foo
+$ mkdir -p $HOME/tmp/foo
+$ cd $HOME/tmp/foo
 $ /snap/bin/git init
-Initialized empty Git repository in /home/stub/tmp/foo/.git/
+Initialized empty Git repository in /home/ubuntu/tmp/foo/.git/
 ```
diff --git a/demos/git/snapcraft.yaml b/demos/git/snapcraft.yaml
index c5ea875840..76d61faff3 100644
--- a/demos/git/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/demos/git/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@ confinement: strict
 apps:
   git:
     command: bin/git
-    # git will now have access to files outside of its containment
+    # git will not have access to files outside of its containment
     # until you run the following command after installing the snap:
     #     snap connect git:home ubuntu-core:home
+    # After connecting up the home interface it gains access to
+    # non-hidden files in home directories.
     plugs:
       - home
 
diff --git a/snaps_tests/demos_tests/test_git.py b/snaps_tests/demos_tests/test_git.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fdfd0fc670
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snaps_tests/demos_tests/test_git.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# -*- Mode:Python; indent-tabs-mode:nil; tab-width:4 -*-
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2016 Canonical Ltd
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+import snaps_tests
+
+
+class GitTestCase(snaps_tests.SnapsTestCase):
+
+    snap_content_dir = 'git'
+
+    def test_git(self):
+        self.build_snap(self.snap_content_dir)
+        self.install_snap(self.snap_content_dir, 'git', '0')
+        self.snappy_testbed.run_command(['sudo', 'snap', 'connect',
+                                         'git:home', 'ubuntu-core:home'])
+        self.assertTrue(
+            self.snappy_testbed.run_command(['/snap/bin/git',
+                                             '--version']).startswith('git'))