diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index a4ee89b91..ed1efbac1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -32,5 +32,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: install gems
         run: bundle install
 
-      - name: test
+      - name: rspec test
         run: bundle exec rake spec
+
+      - name: mini test
+        run: bundle exec rake test
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index b7e9ed549..ee57e3bd5 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 require "bundler/gem_tasks"
 require "rspec/core/rake_task"
+require "minitest/test_task"
 
 RSpec::Core::RakeTask.new(:spec)
 
+
+Minitest::TestTask.create(:test) do |t|
+  t.libs << "test"
+  t.libs << "lib"
+  t.warning = false
+  t.test_globs = ["test/**/*_test.rb"]
+end
+
 task :default => :spec
diff --git a/ood_core.gemspec b/ood_core.gemspec
index 09bc0b477..ed17aa67f 100644
--- a/ood_core.gemspec
+++ b/ood_core.gemspec
@@ -31,4 +31,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_development_dependency "pry", "~> 0.10"
   spec.add_development_dependency "timecop", "~> 0.8"
   spec.add_development_dependency "climate_control", "~> 1.2.0"
+  spec.add_development_dependency "minitest", "~> 5"
+  spec.add_development_dependency "mocha", "~> 2.4"
 end
diff --git a/test/job/adapters/slurm_test.rb b/test/job/adapters/slurm_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e4a6c45d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/job/adapters/slurm_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+require 'test_helper'
+
+class TestSlurm < Minitest::Test
+  include TestHelper
+
+  def slurm_instance(config = {})
+    OodCore::Job::Factory.build({ adapter: 'slurm' }.merge(config))
+  end
+
+  def test_submit_interface
+    slurm = slurm_instance
+
+    assert(slurm.respond_to?(:submit))
+    veryify_keywords(slurm, :submit, [:after, :afterok, :afternotok, :afterany])
+    verify_args(slurm, :submit, 1)
+  end
+
+  def test_submitting_with_hold
+    slurm = slurm_instance
+    stub_submit
+    OodCore::Job::Adapters::Slurm::Batch.any_instance.expects(:submit_string).with(script_content, args: ["-H", "--export", "NONE"], env: {})
+    slurm.submit(build_script(submit_as_hold: true))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/test_helper.rb b/test/test_helper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b485f0419
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_helper.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+require 'ood_core'
+require 'mocha/minitest'
+
+module TestHelper
+
+  # verify the keywords of an objects interface.
+  # Example: given the interface - def foo(bar: nil)
+  # veryify_keywords(object, :foo, [:bar])
+  # to verify that the method foo takes only one keyword :bar.
+  def veryify_keywords(object, method, keywords)
+    parameters = object.method(method.to_sym).parameters
+    actual_keywords = parameters.select do |key, _value|
+      key.to_sym == :key
+    end.map do |_key, value|
+      value
+    end.sort
+
+    assert_equal(keywords.sort, actual_keywords)
+  end
+
+  def verify_args(object, method, num_of_args)
+    parameters = object.method(method.to_sym).parameters
+    actual_num_of_args = parameters.select do |key, _value|
+      key.to_sym == :req || key.to_sym == :opt
+    end.count
+
+    assert_equal(actual_num_of_args, num_of_args)
+  end
+
+  def build_script(opts = {})
+    OodCore::Job::Script.new(
+      **{
+        content: script_content
+      }.merge(opts)
+    )
+  end
+
+  def script_content
+    "my job script"
+  end
+
+  def stub_submit(jobid = '123')
+    Open3.stubs(:capture3).returns([jobid, '', exit_success])
+  end
+
+  def exit_success
+    OpenStruct.new(:success? => true, :exitstatus => 0)
+  end
+end