diff --git a/toREST/tests/ws_test.cpp b/toREST/tests/ws_test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10c7f3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/toREST/tests/ws_test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#include <Catch/catch.hpp>
+#include <ws.hpp>
+
+SCENARIO("the test suite is working") {
+  REQUIRE(true);
+  REQUIRE_FALSE(false);
+}