diff --git a/src/function-run/nodejs/test/test.js b/src/function-run/nodejs/test/test.js
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index 00000000..d3e16c38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/function-run/nodejs/test/test.js
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+exports = function (context, callback) {
+  console.log("Test function");
+  callback(200, "Hello, world!");
+}
diff --git a/src/function-run/nodejs/test/test.sh b/src/function-run/nodejs/test/test.sh
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+++ b/src/function-run/nodejs/test/test.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# TODO placeholder until we have better tests :)
+
+set +x
+set -e 
+
+DIR=$(dirname $0)
+
+echo "-- Starting server"
+node $DIR/../server.js --codepath $DIR/test.js --port 8888 &
+sleep 2
+
+echo "-- Specializing"
+curl -f -X POST http://localhost:8888/specialize 
+
+echo "-- Running user function"
+curl -f http://localhost:8888 ; echo
+
+echo "-- Cleanup"
+kill %1
+