diff --git a/test/console/rdbg_option_test.rb b/test/console/rdbg_option_test.rb
index 177dcac25..c2770963f 100644
--- a/test/console/rdbg_option_test.rb
+++ b/test/console/rdbg_option_test.rb
@@ -36,6 +36,70 @@ def test_debugger_doesnt_stop
     end
   end
 
+  class StopAtLoadOptionTest < ConsoleTestCase
+    def program
+      <<~RUBY
+      1| a = "foo"
+      2| binding.b
+      RUBY
+    end
+
+    def test_debugger_stops_immediately
+      run_rdbg(program, options: "--stop-at-load") do
+        # stops at the earliest possible location
+        assert_line_text(/\[C\] Kernel#require/)
+        type "c"
+        type "a + 'bar'"
+        assert_line_text(/foobar/)
+        type "c"
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  class RCFileTest < ConsoleTestCase
+    def rc_filename
+      File.join(pty_home_dir, ".rdbgrc")
+    end
+
+    def rc_script
+      "config set skip_path /foo/bar/"
+    end
+
+    def program
+      <<~RUBY
+      1| a = 1
+      RUBY
+    end
+
+    def with_rc_script
+      File.open(rc_filename, "w") { |f| f.write(rc_script) }
+
+      yield
+    ensure
+      File.delete(rc_filename)
+    end
+
+    def test_debugger_loads_the_rc_file_by_default
+      with_rc_script do
+        run_rdbg(program) do
+          type "config skip_path"
+          assert_line_text(/foo\\\/bar/)
+          type "c"
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    def test_debugger_doesnt_load_the_rc_file_with_no_rc
+      with_rc_script do
+        run_rdbg(program, options: "--no-rc") do
+          type "config skip_path"
+          assert_no_line_text(/foo\\\/bar/)
+          type "c"
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   class InitScriptTest < ConsoleTestCase
     TEMPFILE_BASENAME = __FILE__.hash.abs.to_s(16)
 
diff --git a/test/support/console_test_case.rb b/test/support/console_test_case.rb
index 18727b38e..390e1f092 100644
--- a/test/support/console_test_case.rb
+++ b/test/support/console_test_case.rb
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def debug_code(program, remote: true, &test_steps)
     end
 
     def run_test_scenario cmd, test_info
-      PTY.spawn(cmd) do |read, write, pid|
+      PTY.spawn({ "HOME" => pty_home_dir }, cmd) do |read, write, pid|
         test_info.backlog = []
         test_info.last_backlog = []
         begin
diff --git a/test/support/test_case.rb b/test/support/test_case.rb
index 83aa70657..da7038337 100644
--- a/test/support/test_case.rb
+++ b/test/support/test_case.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,18 @@ class TestCase < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
     include AssertionHelpers
 
+    class << self
+      attr_reader :pty_home_dir
+
+      def startup
+        @pty_home_dir = Dir.mktmpdir
+      end
+
+      def shutdown
+        FileUtils.remove_entry @pty_home_dir
+      end
+    end
+
     def setup
       @temp_file = nil
     end
@@ -30,6 +42,10 @@ def teardown
       remove_temp_file
     end
 
+    def pty_home_dir
+      self.class.pty_home_dir
+    end
+
     def temp_file_path
       @temp_file.path
     end