diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 23fc8f9..6266ea3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "description": "undertaker-registry ===================",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "lab -c"
+    "test": "lab -cv"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/phated/undertaker-registry",
   "devDependencies": {
-    "lab": "^4.1.0"
+    "code": "^1.2.1",
+    "lab": "^5.2.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/index.js b/test/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d8b243
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var lab = exports.lab = require('lab').script();
+var expect = require('code').expect;
+
+var describe = lab.describe;
+var it = lab.it;
+
+var Registry = require('../');
+
+function noop(){}
+
+describe('undertaker-registry', function(){
+
+  describe('constructor', function(){
+
+    it('can be constructed with new', function(done){
+      var reg = new Registry();
+      expect(reg.get).to.be.a.function();
+      expect(reg.set).to.be.a.function();
+      expect(reg.tasks).to.be.a.function();
+      done();
+    });
+
+    it('can be constructed without new', function(done){
+      var reg = Registry();
+      expect(reg.get).to.be.a.function();
+      expect(reg.set).to.be.a.function();
+      expect(reg.tasks).to.be.a.function();
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('get', function(){
+
+    it('returns a task from the registry', function(done){
+      var reg = new Registry();
+      reg._tasks.test = noop;
+      expect(reg.get('test')).to.equal(noop);
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('set', function(){
+
+    it('registers a task', function(done){
+      var reg = new Registry();
+      reg.set('test', noop);
+      expect(reg._tasks.test).to.equal(noop);
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('tasks', function(){
+
+    it('returns an object of task name->functions', function(done){
+      var reg = new Registry();
+      reg.set('test1', noop);
+      reg.set('test2', noop);
+      expect(reg.tasks()).to.deep.equal({ test1: noop, test2: noop });
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+});