diff --git a/lib/workers/repository/init/inherited.spec.ts b/lib/workers/repository/init/inherited.spec.ts
index e31f5ba2fc32bf..5808c82d5379d0 100644
--- a/lib/workers/repository/init/inherited.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/workers/repository/init/inherited.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { mocked, platform } from '../../../../test/util';
+import { hostRules, mocked, platform } from '../../../../test/util';
 import * as presets_ from '../../../config/presets';
 import type { RenovateConfig } from '../../../config/types';
 import * as validation from '../../../config/validation';
@@ -91,6 +91,27 @@ describe('workers/repository/init/inherited', () => {
     expect(logger.warn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
+  it('should set hostRules from inherited config', async () => {
+    platform.getRawFile.mockResolvedValue(
+      `{
+        "hostRules": [
+          {
+            "matchHost": "some-host-url",
+            "token": "some-token"
+          }
+        ]
+      }`,
+    );
+    const res = await mergeInheritedConfig(config);
+    expect(hostRules.getAll()).toMatchObject([
+      {
+        matchHost: 'some-host-url',
+        token: 'some-token',
+      },
+    ]);
+    expect(res.hostRules).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
   it('should resolve presets found in inherited config', async () => {
     platform.getRawFile.mockResolvedValue(
       '{"onboarding":false,"labels":["test"],"extends":[":automergeAll"]}',
diff --git a/lib/workers/repository/init/inherited.ts b/lib/workers/repository/init/inherited.ts
index 5a2796758ff56d..da497ca5aee671 100644
--- a/lib/workers/repository/init/inherited.ts
+++ b/lib/workers/repository/init/inherited.ts
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ function setInheritedHostRules(config: RenovateConfig): void {
       try {
         hostRules.add(rule);
       } catch (err) {
+        // istanbul ignore next
         logger.warn(
           { err, config: rule },
           'Error setting hostRule from config',