diff --git a/runtests.py b/runtests.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import unittest
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    suite = unittest.TestSuite()
+    loader = unittest.TestLoader()
+    suite.addTest(loader.discover("tests/"))
+
+    unittest.TextTestRunner(verbosity=2).run(suite)
+
+# vim: tabstop=8 expandtab shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
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diff --git a/tests/test_config.py b/tests/test_config.py
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+import unittest
+
+import bumblebee.config
+
+class TestConfigCreation(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        pass
+
+
+# vim: tabstop=8 expandtab shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4