diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index feba18a722fdadcbef21b65aa228e252bb334a37..e4eecb9b8257dcf1dd4cde8b224c194e83ca5986 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
-tests_require = ["pytest"]
+tests_require = ["pytest", "pytest-asyncio"]
 linters_require = ["pylint", "pre-commit"]
 
 setup(
diff --git a/tests/config.yml b/tests/config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..fcc161166802e4a95645c7d66454eb19fdf761a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+overpass_base_url: https://overpass.openbuildingmap.org/api
+filepath: ./tests/data/
+state_filename: state.txt
+rabotnik:
+  hostname: localhost
+  username: user
+  password: password
diff --git a/tests/test_configure.py b/tests/test_configure.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..742814112d245569637a6302bf75f498df48399b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_configure.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+# Copyright (C) 2021:
+#   Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum GFZ
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at
+# your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Affero
+# General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
+
+import logging
+
+from spearhead.configure import Configuration
+
+logger = logging.getLogger()
+
+
+def test_configuration_init():
+
+    config = Configuration("tests/config.yml")
+    assert config
+    assert config.state_filename == "state.txt"
+    assert config.rabotnik["hostname"] == "localhost"