diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d63aec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+name: Tests
+
+on: [push, pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  unit_tests:
+    name: unit tests
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - os: ubuntu-22.04
+            url: https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/download/nightly/nvim-linux64.tar.gz
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - run: date +%F > todays-date
+      - name: Restore cache for today's nightly.
+        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          path: |
+            _neovim
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-x64-${{ hashFiles('todays-date') }}
+
+      - name: Prepare
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p ~/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/vendor/start
+          git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/nvim-lua/plenary.nvim ~/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/vendor/start/plenary.nvim
+
+          ln -s $(pwd) ~/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/vendor/start
+
+          # sudo apt install go
+          test -d _neovim || {
+            mkdir -p _neovim
+            curl -sL ${{ matrix.url }} | tar xzf - --strip-components=1 -C "${PWD}/_neovim"
+          }
+
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: |
+          export PATH="${PWD}/_neovim/bin:${PATH}"
+          nvim --headless -u tests/minimal.vim  -c "q"
+          make test
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 457aeaf..1e2bdf5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,3 +5,6 @@ lint:
 
 fmt:
 	stylua --config-path stylua.toml --glob 'lua/**/*.lua' -- lua
+
+test:
+	nvim --headless --noplugin -u tests/minimal.vim -c "PlenaryBustedDirectory tests/ {minimal_init = 'tests/minimal.vim'}"
diff --git a/lua/openingh/utils.lua b/lua/openingh/utils.lua
index 0907206..ff01696 100644
--- a/lua/openingh/utils.lua
+++ b/lua/openingh/utils.lua
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ end
 
 -- opens a url in the correct OS
 function M.open_url(url)
+  -- when running in test env store the url
+  if vim.g.test then
+    vim.g.OPENINGH_RESULT = url
+    return true
+  end
+
   -- order here matters
   -- wsl must come before win
   -- wsl must come before linux
diff --git a/tests/minimal.vim b/tests/minimal.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c6dda4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/minimal.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+set rtp +=.
+set rtp +=../plenary.nvim/
+
+
+runtime! plugin/plenary.vim
+
+
+set noswapfile
+set nobackup
+
+filetype indent off
+set nowritebackup
+set noautoindent
+set nocindent
+set nosmartindent
+set indentexpr=
+
+
+lua << EOF
+require("plenary/busted")
+EOF
diff --git a/tests/openingh_spec.lua b/tests/openingh_spec.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e6d09f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/openingh_spec.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+vim.g.test = true
+
+describe("busted should run", function()
+  it("should start test", function()
+    vim.cmd([[packadd openingh.nvim]])
+    local status = require("plenary.reload").reload_module(".nvim")
+    assert.are.same(status, nil)
+  end)
+
+  it("require('openingh')", function()
+    local status = require("openingh")
+    assert.truthy(status)
+  end)
+end)
+
+describe("openingh should set user commands", function()
+  it("should set :OpenInGHRepo", function()
+    local status = vim.fn.exists(":OpenInGHRepo")
+    assert.truthy(status)
+  end)
+
+  it("should set :OpenInGHFile", function()
+    local status = vim.fn.exists(":OpenInGHFile")
+    assert.truthy(status)
+  end)
+end)
+
+describe("openingh should open", function()
+  it("repo on :OpenInGHRepo", function()
+    vim.cmd("OpenInGHRepo")
+    local status = vim.g.OPENINGH_RESULT
+    assert.truthy(status)
+  end)
+
+  it("file on :OpenInGHFile", function()
+    vim.cmd("e ./README.md")
+    vim.cmd("OpenInGHFile")
+
+    local status = vim.g.OPENINGH_RESULT
+    assert.truthy(status)
+  end)
+end)