diff --git a/test/.gitignore b/test/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+test-suite.log
diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
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+++ b/test/Makefile.am
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+AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/ $(GTEST_CFLAGS) $(GMOCK_CFLAGS)
+AM_CXXFLAGS = $(PTHREAD_CFLAGS) \
+	$(GTEST_CFLAGS) \
+	$(GMOCK_CFLAGS) \
+	$(SDBUSPLUS_CFLAGS) \
+	$(PHOSPHOR_DBUS_INTERFACES_CFLAGS)
+AM_LDFLAGS = $(GTEST_LIBS) \
+	$(PTHREAD_LIBS) \
+	$(GMOCK_LIBS) \
+	$(OESDK_TESTCASE_FLAGS) \
+	$(SDBUSPLUS_LIBS) \
+	$(PHOSPHOR_DBUS_INTERFACES_LIBS)
+
+# Run all 'check' test programs
+check_PROGRAMS = hwmon_unittest
+TESTS = $(check_PROGRAMS)
+
+hwmon_unittest_SOURCES = hwmon_unittest.cpp
+hwmon_unittest_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/hwmon.o
+
diff --git a/test/hwmon_unittest.cpp b/test/hwmon_unittest.cpp
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+++ b/test/hwmon_unittest.cpp
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+#include "hwmon.hpp"
+
+#include <gmock/gmock.h>
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+TEST(HwmonTest, InvalidType) {
+
+  hwmon::Attributes attrs;
+  EXPECT_FALSE(hwmon::getAttributes("invalid", attrs));
+
+}
+