diff --git a/common/core/desktop/tests/unit/kmx/kmx_key_list.cpp b/common/core/desktop/tests/unit/kmx/kmx_key_list.cpp
index f9e39d86d5..2b518c8603 100644
--- a/common/core/desktop/tests/unit/kmx/kmx_key_list.cpp
+++ b/common/core/desktop/tests/unit/kmx/kmx_key_list.cpp
@@ -32,16 +32,15 @@ km_kbp_keyboard_key kb_key_expected_list[] = {{49,16384},{50,16384},{66,16416},{
  * The purpose of this test is to verify that `km_kbp_keyboard_get_key_list`
  * returns list of all the keys used for a keyboard that core as loaded.
  *
- * @param source_path  Path to kmx keyboard file
+ * @param source_file  Path to kmx keyboard file
  */
-void test_key_list(const km::kbp::path &source_path){
+void test_key_list(const km::kbp::path &source_file){
 
   km_kbp_keyboard * test_kb = nullptr;
   km_kbp_state * test_state = nullptr;
   km_kbp_keyboard_key * kb_key_list;
 
-  km::kbp::path const source_keybard = "049 - groups ctrlalt.kmx";
-  km::kbp::path full_path = km::kbp::path::join(source_path, source_keybard);
+  km::kbp::path full_path = source_file;
 
   try_status(km_kbp_keyboard_load(full_path.native().c_str(), &test_kb));
 
diff --git a/common/core/desktop/tests/unit/kmx/049 - groups ctrlalt.kmn b/common/core/desktop/tests/unit/kmx/kmx_key_list.kmn
similarity index 74%
rename from common/core/desktop/tests/unit/kmx/049 - groups ctrlalt.kmn
rename to common/core/desktop/tests/unit/kmx/kmx_key_list.kmn
index 8980d06f2b..cd55d2a40d 100644
--- a/common/core/desktop/tests/unit/kmx/049 - groups ctrlalt.kmn	
+++ b/common/core/desktop/tests/unit/kmx/kmx_key_list.kmn
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-c Description: Tests multiple groups. Purpose here is to interleave output and backspaces from kmx processor to consumer
+c Description: Tests multiple groups. This keyboard is used to test km_kbp_keyboard_get_key_list API call
 c keys: [K_1][K_2]
 c expected: abc
 c context:
diff --git a/common/core/desktop/tests/unit/kmx/kmx_key_list.kmx b/common/core/desktop/tests/unit/kmx/kmx_key_list.kmx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..68d44f583d
Binary files /dev/null and b/common/core/desktop/tests/unit/kmx/kmx_key_list.kmx differ
diff --git a/common/core/desktop/tests/unit/kmx/meson.build b/common/core/desktop/tests/unit/kmx/meson.build
index 7a57f764ed..c535d1f517 100644
--- a/common/core/desktop/tests/unit/kmx/meson.build
+++ b/common/core/desktop/tests/unit/kmx/meson.build
@@ -202,13 +202,27 @@ else
   endforeach
 endif
 
-# test for key rule keys
+
+# test for km_kbp_keyboard_get_key_list
 
 key_e = executable('key_list', 'kmx_key_list.cpp',
                 cpp_args: defns,include_directories: [inc, libsrc],
                 link_args: links,
                 dependencies: [rust_mock_processor],
                 objects: lib.extract_all_objects())
-test('key_list', key_e, args: [test_path] )
+test_kbd = 'kmx_key_list'
+if kmcomp.found()
+  kbd_src = files(test_kbd + '.kmn')
+  kbd_obj = join_paths(meson.current_source_dir(), test_kbd) + '.kmx'
+  kbd_log = custom_target(test_kbd + '.kmx'.underscorify(),
+    output: test_kbd + '.log',
+    input: kbd_src,
+    command: kmcomp_cmd + ['-s', '-d', '@INPUT@', kbd_obj, '@OUTPUT@']
+  )
+    test('key_list', key_e,  depends: kbd_log, args: [kbd_obj] )
+else
+  kbd_obj = join_paths(meson.current_source_dir(), test_kbd) + '.kmx'
+  test('key_list', key_e, args: [kbd_obj] )
+endif