diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3a624ed3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+language: go
+script:
+  - env GO111MODULE=on go build
+  - env GO111MODULE=on go test ./test
+
+go:
+  - 1.11.x
+  - 1.12.x
+  - master
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5c54453d7..6d3b456a5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ deps-go:
 build-deps:
 	go install github.com/gobuffalo/packr/v2/packr2
 
+check:
+	go test ./test
+
 fmt:
 	go fmt ./...
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6fc59a004..4b1827099 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Commit0 [POC]
 
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/commitdev/commit0.svg)](https://travis-ci.org/commitdev/commit0)
+
 Status: currently poc
 
 Commit0 intends to be a multi-language service generator. The intention is to create a modular monolith, which is easy to seperate at a later stage when the boundries are completely understood.
diff --git a/cmd/commit0.go b/cmd/commit0.go
index f54cf238b..8d74067ef 100644
--- a/cmd/commit0.go
+++ b/cmd/commit0.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/commitdev/commit0/templator"
+	"github.com/gobuffalo/packr/v2"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"os"
 )
@@ -17,8 +18,13 @@ var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	},
 }
 
-func Execute(templates *templator.Templator) {
-	Templator = templates
+func Init() {
+	templates := packr.New("templates", "../templates")
+	Templator = templator.NewTemplator(templates)
+}
+
+func Execute() {
+	Init()
 	if err := rootCmd.Execute(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err)
 		os.Exit(1)
diff --git a/cmd/create.go b/cmd/create.go
index dd0fc334c..5a1bf528c 100644
--- a/cmd/create.go
+++ b/cmd/create.go
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"os"
+	"path"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
@@ -13,6 +13,36 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(createCmd)
 }
 
+func Create(projectName string, outDir string) string {
+	rootDir := path.Join(outDir, projectName)
+	log.Printf("Creating project %s.", projectName)
+	err := os.MkdirAll(rootDir, os.ModePerm)
+
+	if os.IsExist(err) {
+		log.Fatalf("Directory %v already exists! Error: %v", projectName, err)
+	} else if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Error creating root: %v ", err)
+	}
+
+	commit0ConfigPath := path.Join(rootDir, "commit0.yml")
+	log.Printf("%s", commit0ConfigPath)
+
+	f, err := os.Create(commit0ConfigPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Error creating commit0 config: %v", err)
+	}
+	Templator.Commit0.Execute(f, projectName)
+
+	gitIgnorePath := path.Join(rootDir, ".gitignore")
+	f, err = os.Create(gitIgnorePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Error creating commit0 config: %v", err)
+	}
+	Templator.GitIgnore.Execute(f, projectName)
+
+	return rootDir
+}
+
 var createCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "create",
 	Short: "Create new project with provided name.",
@@ -23,30 +53,6 @@ var createCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
 		projectName := args[0]
 
-		rootDir := fmt.Sprintf("./%v", projectName)
-
-		log.Printf("Creating project %s.", projectName)
-
-		err := os.Mkdir(rootDir, os.ModePerm)
-		if os.IsExist(err) {
-			log.Fatalf("Directory %v already exists! Error: %v", projectName, err)
-		} else if err != nil {
-			log.Fatalf("Error creating root: %v ", err)
-		}
-
-		commit0ConfigPath := fmt.Sprintf("%v/commit0.yml", rootDir)
-
-		f, err := os.Create(commit0ConfigPath)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Printf("Error creating commit0 config: %v", err)
-		}
-		Templator.Commit0.Execute(f, projectName)
-
-		gitIgnorePath := fmt.Sprintf("%v/.gitignore", rootDir)
-		f, err = os.Create(gitIgnorePath)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Printf("Error creating commit0 config: %v", err)
-		}
-		Templator.GitIgnore.Execute(f, projectName)
+		Create(projectName, "./")
 	},
 }
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 825c5f7fb..7c249737b 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -2,12 +2,8 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"github.com/commitdev/commit0/cmd"
-	"github.com/commitdev/commit0/templator"
-	"github.com/gobuffalo/packr/v2"
 )
 
 func main() {
-	templates := packr.New("templates", "./templates")
-	templator := templator.NewTemplator(templates)
-	cmd.Execute(templator)
+	cmd.Execute()
 }
diff --git a/templator/templator.go b/templator/templator.go
index 855aefaad..8e8b78fff 100644
--- a/templator/templator.go
+++ b/templator/templator.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ type GoTemplator struct {
 }
 
 type Templator struct {
-	Commit0               *template.Template
+	Commit0              *template.Template
 	GitIgnore            *template.Template
 	MakefileTemplate     *template.Template
 	ProtoHealthTemplate  *template.Template
diff --git a/test/create_test.go b/test/create_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dc3ab378f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/create_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"github.com/commitdev/commit0/cmd"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"path"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestInitWorks(t *testing.T) {
+	cmd.Init()
+}
+
+func TestCreateWorks(t *testing.T) {
+	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "commit0-")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	projectName := "test-project"
+
+	root := cmd.Create(projectName, tmpdir)
+	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
+
+	st, err := os.Stat(path.Join(root, "commit0.yml"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if st.Size() == 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("commit0.yml is empty")
+	}
+}