diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ce4e702b..41a38c92 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -333,6 +333,13 @@
 			<artifactId>codemirror</artifactId>
 			<version>3.11</version>
 		</dependency>
+
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>junit</groupId>
+			<artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+			<version>4.11</version>
+			<scope>test</scope>
+		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 
 	<profiles>
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/commafeed/backend/SampleTest.java b/src/test/java/com/commafeed/backend/SampleTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..47a4cd86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/com/commafeed/backend/SampleTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package com.commafeed.backend;
+
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class SampleTest {
+
+	@Test
+	public void init() {
+		Assert.assertEquals(2, 2);
+	}
+}