diff --git a/smoketests/__init__.py b/smoketests/__init__.py
index 883ce063df1..be35ded6451 100644
--- a/smoketests/__init__.py
+++ b/smoketests/__init__.py
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@
 # and a dotnet installation is detected
 HAVE_DOTNET = False
 
+# default value can be overriden by `--compose-file` flag
+COMPOSE_FILE = "./docker-compose.yml"
+
 # we need to late-bind the output stream to allow unittests to capture stdout/stderr.
 class CapturableHandler(logging.StreamHandler):
 
diff --git a/smoketests/__main__.py b/smoketests/__main__.py
index b82683aa962..5a3b97efd3d 100644
--- a/smoketests/__main__.py
+++ b/smoketests/__main__.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def check_docker():
     docker_ps = smoketests.run_cmd("docker", "ps", "--format=json")
     docker_ps = (json.loads(line) for line in docker_ps.splitlines())
     for docker_container in docker_ps:
-        if "node" in docker_container["Image"]:
+        if "node" in docker_container["Image"] or "spacetime" in docker_container["Image"]:
             return docker_container["Names"]
     else:
         print("Docker container not found, is SpacetimeDB running?")
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ def main():
         # have docker logs print concurrently with the test output
         if args.compose_file:
             subprocess.Popen(["docker", "compose", "-f", args.compose_file, "logs", "-f"])
+            smoketests.COMPOSE_FILE = args.compose_file
         else:
             docker_container = check_docker()
             subprocess.Popen(["docker", "logs", "-f", docker_container])
diff --git a/smoketests/tests/replication.py b/smoketests/tests/replication.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b7de514eccb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/smoketests/tests/replication.py
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import time
+from .. import Smoketest, run_cmd, requires_docker
+from .zz_docker import restart_docker, kill_node
+#@requires_docker
+class ReplicationTest(Smoketest):
+    MODULE_CODE = """
+use spacetimedb::{ReducerContext, Table};
+
+#[spacetimedb::table(name = message, public)]
+pub struct Message {
+    #[primary_key]
+    #[auto_inc]
+    id: u64,
+    text: String,
+}
+
+#[spacetimedb::reducer]
+fn send_message(ctx: &ReducerContext, text: String) {
+    ctx.db.message().insert(Message {id:0, text});
+}
+
+"""
+    def test_leader_failure(self):
+        """This test deploys a module with a scheduled reducer and check if client receives subscription update for scheduled table entry and deletion of reducer once it ran"""
+        print("hey")
+        # subscribe to empy scheduled_table
+        sub = self.subscribe("SELECT * FROM message", n=2)
+        
+        time.sleep(1)
+        for i in range(1,2):  # Iterating from 1 to 100
+            self.call("send_message", i)
+
+
+        leader = self.leader_node();
+        print("leader", leader);
+        kill_node(leader)
+        restart_docker()
+
+        time.sleep(1)
+        for i in range(5, 6):  # Iterating from 1 to 100
+            self.call("send_message", i)
+
+
+        leader = self.leader_node();
+        print("leader", leader);
+       # print(sub())
+        exit(1)       
+
diff --git a/smoketests/tests/zz_docker.py b/smoketests/tests/zz_docker.py
index 58ded478d0c..ac48077448f 100644
--- a/smoketests/tests/zz_docker.py
+++ b/smoketests/tests/zz_docker.py
@@ -1,21 +1,22 @@
 import time
-from .. import Smoketest, run_cmd, requires_docker
+from .. import Smoketest, run_cmd, requires_docker, COMPOSE_FILE
 from urllib.request import urlopen
 from .add_remove_index import AddRemoveIndex
 
 
 def restart_docker():
+
     # Behold!
     #
     # You thought stop/start restarts? How wrong. Restart restarts.
-    run_cmd("docker", "compose", "restart")
+    run_cmd("docker", "compose", "-f", COMPOSE_FILE, "restart")
     # The suspense!
     #
     # Wait until compose believes the health probe succeeds.
     #
     # The container may decide to recompile, or grab a coffee at crates.io, or
     # whatever. In any case, restart doesn't mean the server is up yet.
-    run_cmd("docker", "compose", "up", "--no-recreate", "--detach", "--wait-timeout", "60")
+    run_cmd("docker", "compose","-f", COMPOSE_FILE,  "up", "--no-recreate", "--detach", "--wait-timeout", "60")
     # Belts and suspenders!
     #
     # The health probe runs inside the container, but that doesn't mean we can