diff --git a/tests/falco/config_test.go b/tests/falco/config_test.go
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+/*
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+
+*/
+
+package testfalco
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/falcosecurity/testing/pkg/falco"
+	"github.com/falcosecurity/testing/tests"
+	"github.com/falcosecurity/testing/tests/data/captures"
+	"github.com/falcosecurity/testing/tests/data/configs"
+	"github.com/falcosecurity/testing/tests/data/rules"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestFalco_Legacy_RuleMatchingFirst(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	res := falco.Test(
+		tests.NewFalcoExecutableRunner(t),
+		falco.WithRules(rules.ShadowingRules),
+		falco.WithConfig(configs.RuleMatchingFirst),
+		falco.WithCaptureFile(captures.TracesPositiveReadSensitiveFileUntrusted),
+		falco.WithOutputJSON(),
+	)
+	assert.NoError(t, res.Err(), "%s", res.Stderr())
+	assert.Equal(t, 0, res.ExitCode())
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, res.Detections().Count())
+	assert.Equal(t, "open_1", res.Detections()[0].Rule)
+}
+
+func TestFalco_Legacy_RuleMatchingAll(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	res := falco.Test(
+		tests.NewFalcoExecutableRunner(t),
+		falco.WithRules(rules.ShadowingRules),
+		falco.WithConfig(configs.RuleMatchingAll),
+		falco.WithCaptureFile(captures.TracesPositiveReadSensitiveFileUntrusted),
+		falco.WithOutputJSON(),
+	)
+	assert.NoError(t, res.Err(), "%s", res.Stderr())
+	assert.Equal(t, 0, res.ExitCode())
+	assert.Equal(t, 2, res.Detections().Count())
+	assert.Equal(t, "open_1", res.Detections()[0].Rule)
+	assert.Equal(t, "open_2", res.Detections()[1].Rule)
+}
+
+func TestFalco_Legacy_RuleMatchingWrongValue(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	res := falco.Test(
+		tests.NewFalcoExecutableRunner(t),
+		falco.WithRules(rules.ShadowingRules),
+		falco.WithConfig(configs.RuleMatchingWrongValue),
+		falco.WithCaptureFile(captures.TracesPositiveReadSensitiveFileUntrusted),
+		falco.WithOutputJSON(),
+	)
+	assert.NotNil(t, res.Stderr())
+	assert.Error(t, res.Err(), "%s", res.Stderr())
+	assert.Contains(t, res.Stderr(), "Unknown rule matching strategy")
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, res.ExitCode())
+}