diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cebf798..45e3d0f 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,12 +1,17 @@
 CXX ?= $(CROSS_COMPILE)g++
 
+TESTER = testit
+
 DAEMON = ipmid
 DAEMON_OBJ  = $(DAEMON).o
 LIB_APP_OBJ = apphandler.o     \
               sensorhandler.o  \
               storagehandler.o \
               dcmihandler.o    \
-              ipmisensor.o
+
+
+TESTER_OBJ = ipmisensor.o 	   \
+			 testit.o
 
 LIB_APP     = libapphandler.so
 INSTALLED_LIBS += $(LIB_APP)
@@ -21,7 +26,7 @@
 INCLUDEDIR ?= /usr/include
 LIBDIR ?= /usr/lib
 
-all: $(DAEMON) $(LIB_APP)
+all: $(DAEMON) $(LIB_APP) $(TESTER)
 
 %.o: %.C
 	$(CXX) -fpic -c $< $(CXXFLAGS) $(INC_FLAG) $(IPMID_PATH) -o $@
@@ -32,8 +37,11 @@
 $(DAEMON): $(DAEMON_OBJ)
 	$(CXX) $^ $(LDFLAGS) $(LIB_FLAG) -o $@ -ldl
 
+$(TESTER): $(TESTER_OBJ)
+	$(CXX) $^ $(LDFLAGS) $(LIB_FLAG) -o $@ -ldl
+
 clean:
-	rm -f $(DAEMON) *.o *.so
+	rm -f $(DAEMON) $(TESTER) *.o *.so
 
 install:
 		install -m 0755 -d $(DESTDIR)$(SBINDIR)