diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 40143c1a..a98365e0 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -10,3 +10,7 @@ gem "middleman-syntax"
 gem "middleman-gh-pages"
 gem "redcarpet"
 gem "standard", "~> 1.35"
+
+group :development, :test do 
+  gem "minitest"
+end
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 6f6c4327..68c3a4c9 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   middleman-livereload
   middleman-minify-html
   middleman-syntax
+  minitest
   redcarpet
   standard (~> 1.35)
 
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index a17971e9..53aac428 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -20,3 +20,14 @@ task :clean do
   puts "Cleaning build/ directory"
   system("rm -rf build/")
 end
+
+require "minitest/test_task"
+
+Minitest::TestTask.create(:test) do |t|
+  t.libs << "test"
+  # t.libs << "lib"
+  t.warning = false
+  t.test_globs = ["test/*_test.rb"]
+end
+
+task :default => :test
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diff --git a/test/build_test.rb b/test/build_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4091d47d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/build_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+require "minitest/autorun"
+
+class TestMeme < Minitest::Test
+  def setup
+    @output = `bin/rake build`
+  end
+
+  def test_build
+    assert @output.include?("Project built successfully.") 
+  end
+end
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