diff --git a/examples/autoinstall-system-setup-full.yaml b/examples/autoinstall-system-setup-full.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7256a515
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/autoinstall-system-setup-full.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+version: 1
+early-commands:
+        - echo a
+        - ["sleep", "1"]
+        - echo a
+locale: en_US
+identity:
+  realname: Ubuntu
+  username: ubuntu
+  # ubuntu
+  password: '$6$wdAcoXrU039hKYPd$508Qvbe7ObUnxoj15DRCkzC3qO7edjH0VV7BPNRDYK4QR8ofJaEEF2heacn0QgD.f8pO8SNp83XNdWG6tocBM1'
+wslconfbase:
+  automount_root: '/custom_mnt_path'
+  automount_options: 'metadata'
+  network_generatehosts: false
+  network_generateresolvconf: false
+wslconfadvanced:
+  interop_enabled: false
+  interop_appendwindowspath: false
+  gui_theme: 'light'
+  gui_followwintheme: true
+  interop_guiintegration: true
+  interop_audiointegration: true
+  interop_advancedipdetection: true
+  motd_wslnewsenabled: false
+  automount_enabled: false
+  automount_mountfstab: false
+shutdown: 'reboot'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/autoinstall-system-setup.yaml b/examples/autoinstall-system-setup.yaml
index 7256a515..a3f1db74 100644
--- a/examples/autoinstall-system-setup.yaml
+++ b/examples/autoinstall-system-setup.yaml
@@ -14,15 +14,4 @@ wslconfbase:
   automount_options: 'metadata'
   network_generatehosts: false
   network_generateresolvconf: false
-wslconfadvanced:
-  interop_enabled: false
-  interop_appendwindowspath: false
-  gui_theme: 'light'
-  gui_followwintheme: true
-  interop_guiintegration: true
-  interop_audiointegration: true
-  interop_advancedipdetection: true
-  motd_wslnewsenabled: false
-  automount_enabled: false
-  automount_mountfstab: false
 shutdown: 'reboot'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/runtests.sh b/scripts/runtests.sh
index 9ea2cc51..3497d21b 100755
--- a/scripts/runtests.sh
+++ b/scripts/runtests.sh
@@ -115,13 +115,14 @@ grep -q 'finish: subiquity/Install/install/postinstall/run_unattended_upgrades:
 
 # The OOBE doesn't exist in WSL < 20.04
 if [ "${RELEASE%.*}" -ge 20 ]; then
-    # NOTE:
-    # This test doesnt do much ATM but it will be useful when we have more complex scenarios to test with the server and client code.
-    # Like generating a wsl.conf file and comparing it to the oracle.
     clean
     timeout --foreground 60 sh -c "LANG=C.UTF-8 python3 -m system_setup.cmd.tui --autoinstall examples/autoinstall-system-setup.yaml --dry-run"
     validate "system_setup" "autoinstall"
 
+    clean
+    timeout --foreground 60 sh -c "LANG=C.UTF-8 python3 -m system_setup.cmd.tui --autoinstall examples/autoinstall-system-setup-full.yaml --dry-run"
+    validate "system_setup" "autoinstall-full"
+
     python3 -m system_setup.cmd.schema > "$testschema"
     scripts/schema-cmp.py "autoinstall-system-setup-schema.json" "$testschema" --ignore-tz
 fi
diff --git a/system_setup/server/controllers/configure.py b/system_setup/server/controllers/configure.py
index e6c23fd1..2d1951cc 100644
--- a/system_setup/server/controllers/configure.py
+++ b/system_setup/server/controllers/configure.py
@@ -99,6 +99,12 @@ class ConfigureController(SubiquityController):
                 wsl_config_update(self.model.wslconfadvanced.wslconfadvanced,
                                   root_dir)
 
+            # update advanced config when it is in autoinstall mode
+            if self.app.opts.autoinstall is not None and \
+               self.model.wslconfadvanced.wslconfadvanced is not None:
+                wsl_config_update(self.model.wslconfadvanced.wslconfadvanced,
+                                  root_dir)
+
             wsl_config_update(self.model.wslconfbase.wslconfbase, root_dir)
 
             self.app.update_state(ApplicationState.DONE)
diff --git a/system_setup/tests/golden/autoinstall-full/ubuntu-wsl.conf b/system_setup/tests/golden/autoinstall-full/ubuntu-wsl.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a9de1305
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system_setup/tests/golden/autoinstall-full/ubuntu-wsl.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[GUI]
+followwintheme = true
+theme = light
+
+[Interop]
+advancedipdetection = true
+audiointegration = true
+guiintegration = true
+
+[Motd]
+wslnewsenabled = false
+
diff --git a/system_setup/tests/golden/autoinstall-full/wsl.conf b/system_setup/tests/golden/autoinstall-full/wsl.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..449819ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system_setup/tests/golden/autoinstall-full/wsl.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[automount]
+enabled = false
+mountfstab = false
+options = metadata
+root = /custom_mnt_path
+
+[interop]
+appendwindowspath = false
+enabled = false
+
+[network]
+generatehosts = false
+generateresolvconf = false
+