diff --git a/python/Makefile b/python/Makefile
index fc49fb4d33..4d40e89234 100644
--- a/python/Makefile
+++ b/python/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ lint:
 
 .PHONY: test
 test: update generate-test-certs
-	uv run pytest ./packages/**/tests/
+	uv run pytest ./packages/**/tests/ ./samples/adk/basic/tests/
 
 .PHONY: build
 build: update format
diff --git a/python/samples/adk/basic/Dockerfile b/python/samples/adk/basic/Dockerfile
index 37ca0c275d..42f04dd3d4 100644
--- a/python/samples/adk/basic/Dockerfile
+++ b/python/samples/adk/basic/Dockerfile
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ COPY  uv.lock uv.lock
 
 RUN uv sync --locked --refresh
 
-CMD ["basic"]
\ No newline at end of file
+CMD ["kagent-adk", "run", "basic", "--working-dir", "/app", "--host", "0.0.0.0"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/samples/adk/basic/tests/test_cli.py b/python/samples/adk/basic/tests/test_cli.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e6be71f9f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/samples/adk/basic/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+"""Regression test for the basic ADK sample runtime command."""
+
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from kagent.adk import cli
+
+
+def test_run_loads_basic_sample_and_passes_app_to_uvicorn(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setenv("KAGENT_API_URL", "http://localhost:8083")
+    monkeypatch.setenv("KAGENT_GATEWAY_URL", "http://localhost:8083")
+    monkeypatch.setenv("KAGENT_NAME", "basic")
+    monkeypatch.setenv("KAGENT_NAMESPACE", "default")
+    monkeypatch.chdir(Path(__file__).parent.parent)
+    monkeypatch.syspath_prepend(str(Path.cwd()))
+    captured = {}
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cli.uvicorn, "run", lambda app, **kwargs: captured.update(app=app, kwargs=kwargs))
+
+    cli.run("basic", working_dir=".", host="0.0.0.0", local=True)
+
+    assert captured["kwargs"] == {"host": "0.0.0.0", "port": 8080, "workers": 1, "log_level": "info"}