diff --git a/test/unit/core/tc_api.rb b/test/unit/core/tc_api.rb
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+++ b/test/unit/core/tc_api.rb
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+require 'test/unit'
+require 'webrick'
+
+class TC_Api < Test::Unit::TestCase
+
+  def setup
+    $root_dir="../../"
+    $:.unshift File.join( %w{ ../../ } )
+  end
+
+  #
+  # Test the api is functional
+  #
+  def test_api
+    assert_nothing_raised do
+      require 'core/api'
+    end
+  end
+
+end
diff --git a/test/unit/core/tc_core.rb b/test/unit/core/tc_core.rb
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+++ b/test/unit/core/tc_core.rb
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+require 'test/unit'
+require 'webrick'
+
+class TC_Core < Test::Unit::TestCase
+
+  def setup
+    $root_dir="../../"
+    $:.unshift File.join( %w{ ../../ } )
+  end
+
+  #
+  # Test the core is functional
+  #
+  def test_core
+    assert_nothing_raised do
+      require 'core/core'
+    end
+  end
+
+end
diff --git a/test/unit/core/tc_loader.rb b/test/unit/core/tc_loader.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7992b0a30
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+++ b/test/unit/core/tc_loader.rb
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+require 'test/unit'
+require 'webrick'
+
+class TC_Loader < Test::Unit::TestCase
+
+  def setup
+    $root_dir="../../"
+    $:.unshift File.join( %w{ ../../ } )
+  end
+
+  #
+  # Test the loader is functional
+  #
+  def test_loader
+    assert_nothing_raised do
+      require 'core/loader'
+    end
+  end
+
+end