diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/run-remote-query.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/run-remote-query.ts
index a4ef4962d..e9c46497b 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/run-remote-query.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/run-remote-query.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ interface RepoListQuickPickItem extends QuickPickItem {
 /**
  * Gets the repositories to run the query against.
  */
-async function getRepositories(): Promise<string[] | undefined> {
+export async function getRepositories(): Promise<string[] | undefined> {
   const repoLists = getRemoteRepositoryLists();
   if (repoLists && Object.keys(repoLists).length) {
     const quickPickItems = Object.entries(repoLists).map<RepoListQuickPickItem>(([key, value]) => (
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/vscode-tests/no-workspace/run-remote-query.test.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/vscode-tests/no-workspace/run-remote-query.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4dbb8d1e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/vscode-tests/no-workspace/run-remote-query.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import 'vscode-test';
+import 'mocha';
+import * as chaiAsPromised from 'chai-as-promised';
+import * as sinon from 'sinon';
+import * as chai from 'chai';
+import { window } from 'vscode';
+import * as pq from 'proxyquire';
+
+const proxyquire = pq.noPreserveCache();
+chai.use(chaiAsPromised);
+const expect = chai.expect;
+
+describe('run-remote-query', function() {
+
+  describe('getRepositories', () => {
+    let sandbox: sinon.SinonSandbox;
+    let quickPickSpy: sinon.SinonStub;
+    let showInputBoxSpy: sinon.SinonStub;
+    let getRemoteRepositoryListsSpy: sinon.SinonStub;
+    let mod: any;
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      sandbox = sinon.createSandbox();
+      quickPickSpy = sandbox.stub(window, 'showQuickPick');
+      showInputBoxSpy = sandbox.stub(window, 'showInputBox');
+      getRemoteRepositoryListsSpy = sandbox.stub();
+      mod = proxyquire('../../run-remote-query', {
+        './config': {
+          getRemoteRepositoryLists: getRemoteRepositoryListsSpy
+        }
+      });
+
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      sandbox.restore();
+    });
+
+    it('should return a repo list that you chose from your pre-defined config', async () => {
+      // fake return values
+      quickPickSpy.resolves(
+        { repoList: ['foo/bar', 'foo/baz'] }
+      );
+      getRemoteRepositoryListsSpy.returns(
+        {
+          'list1': ['foo/bar', 'foo/baz'],
+          'list2': [],
+        }
+      );
+
+      // make the function call
+      const repoList = await mod.getRepositories();
+
+      // Check that the return value is correct
+      expect(repoList).to.deep.eq(
+        ['foo/bar', 'foo/baz']
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should show a textbox if you have no repo lists configured', async () => {
+      // fake return values
+      showInputBoxSpy.resolves('foo/bar');
+      getRemoteRepositoryListsSpy.returns({});
+
+      // make the function call
+      const repoList = await mod.getRepositories();
+
+      // Check that the return value is correct
+      expect(repoList).to.deep.equal(
+        ['foo/bar']
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('runRemoteQuery', () => {
+    // TODO
+  });
+});