diff --git a/tests/audit-profiles.Windows.Tests.ps1 b/tests/audit-profiles.Windows.Tests.ps1
index aecc06ce..b89ac5a5 100644
--- a/tests/audit-profiles.Windows.Tests.ps1
+++ b/tests/audit-profiles.Windows.Tests.ps1
@@ -12,4 +12,16 @@ foreach ($policy in $catalog) {
 $context = Get-WelaHostContext
 $plan = Get-WelaAuditProfilePlan -Profile wela-2.2.0 -Role $context.Role -Build $context.Build -Current $current
 Assert-WelaAuditProfileTarget -Plan $plan -Context $context -Current $current
-Write-Host "PASS: queried all $($current.Count) effective audit policies on $($context.Role) build $($context.Build); no settings changed."
+$temp = Join-Path ([System.IO.Path]::GetTempPath()) ('wela-cli-audit-' + [guid]::NewGuid().ToString() + '.json')
+try {
+    # Exercise real script dispatch and export without printing the 59-row table or changing policy.
+    & (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot '../WELA.ps1') audit -Profile wela-2.2.0 -PlanPath $temp 6>$null | Out-Null
+    $export = Get-Content -LiteralPath $temp -Raw -ErrorAction Stop | ConvertFrom-Json -ErrorAction Stop
+    if ($export.policies.Count -ne 59 -or $export.role -ne $context.Role -or $export.build -ne $context.Build -or $export.profile -ne 'wela-2.2.0') {
+        throw 'CLI audit export did not preserve all policies and the detected role/build.'
+    }
+    if (@($export.policies | Where-Object { $null -eq $_.currentMask }).Count -ne 0) {
+        throw 'CLI audit unexpectedly exported unknown effective policy values.'
+    }
+} finally { Remove-Item -LiteralPath $temp -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue }
+Write-Host "PASS: queried all $($current.Count) effective audit policies on $($context.Role) build $($context.Build); CLI audit JSON verified; no settings changed."