diff --git a/.github/workflows/functional_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/functional_tests.yml
index c14260b..9b2a4ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/functional_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/functional_tests.yml
@@ -15,9 +15,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        # run for standalone package and one which depends on mathlib
+        # run `lean-action` on a package generated with `lake init` for:
+        #  - a standalone package
+        #  - a package with a mathlib dependency
+        #  - a package with a `lakefile.toml` file
         # see ./github/functional_tests/lake_init/action.yml for more details on lake-init-arguments
-        lake-init-arguments: ["standalone", "mathdep math"]
+        lake-init-arguments: ["standalone", "mathdep math", "tomltest .toml"]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: ./.github/functional_tests/lake_init