diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e4edf8f..54ea191 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 /build
 *.egg-info
 __pycache__
+.tox
+*.eggs/README.txt
+/.coverage
diff --git a/dev-requirements.txt b/dev-requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7dfb6e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+pytest-cov==3.0.0
+labgrid
diff --git a/labgridhelper/linux.py b/labgridhelper/linux.py
index 5c6a20e..8736dd9 100644
--- a/labgridhelper/linux.py
+++ b/labgridhelper/linux.py
@@ -85,11 +85,10 @@ def get_systemd_status_raw(command):
             services[name]["active"] = next(data)
             services[name]["sub"] = next(data)
             services[name]["follow"] = next(data)
-            path_and_id = next(data)
-            pos = path_and_id.index('"')
-            services[name]["path"] = path_and_id[:pos]
-            services[name]["id"] = int(path_and_id[pos+1:-1].strip(" "))
-            services[name]["type"] = path_and_id[path_and_id.rfind('"'):]
+            path_and_id = next(data).split('\"')
+            services[name]["path"] = path_and_id[0]
+            services[name]["id"] = int(path_and_id[1].strip(" "))
+            services[name]["type"] = path_and_id[2]
             services[name]["objpath"] = next(data)
 
         return services
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25bf78f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import pytest
+
+from labgrid.driver.fake import FakeCommandDriver
+from labgrid import Target
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def command():
+    t = Target("dummy")
+    d = FakeCommandDriver(t, "command")
+    t.activate(d)
+    return d
diff --git a/tests/test_linux.py b/tests/test_linux.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de7d48d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_linux.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+from labgridhelper import linux
+import pytest
+
+def test_get_systemd_version(command, monkeypatch):
+    systemd_version = 'systemd 249 (249.5-2-arch)\n+PAM +AUDIT -SELINUX\n'
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(command, 'run_check', lambda cmd: [systemd_version])
+
+    assert linux.get_systemd_version(command) == 249
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("systemd_version", [230, 240])
+def test_get_systemd_status(command, monkeypatch, systemd_version):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(linux, 'get_systemd_version', lambda cmd: systemd_version)
+
+    status = {
+        230: 'a(ssssssouso) 1 "systemd-resolved.service" "Network Name Resolution" "loaded" "active"' + \
+            ' "running" "" "/org/freedesktop/systemd1/unit/systemd_2dresolved_2eservice" 0 "" "/"',
+        240: '{"type":"a(ssssssouso)","data":[[["systemd-resolved.service",' + \
+            '"Network Name Resolution","loaded","active","running","",' + \
+            '"/org/freedesktop/systemd1/unit/systemd_2dresolved_2eservice",0,"","/"]]]}',
+    }
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(command, 'run_check', lambda cmd: [status[systemd_version]])
+
+    status = linux.get_systemd_status(command)
+
+    assert len(status.keys()) == 1
+    assert status['systemd-resolved.service']["description"] == 'Network Name Resolution'
+    assert status['systemd-resolved.service']["load"] == 'loaded'
+    assert status['systemd-resolved.service']["active"] == 'active'
+    assert status['systemd-resolved.service']["sub"] == 'running'
+    assert status['systemd-resolved.service']["follow"] == ''
+    assert status['systemd-resolved.service']["path"] == '/org/freedesktop/systemd1/unit/systemd_2dresolved_2eservice'
+    assert status['systemd-resolved.service']["id"] == 0
+    assert status['systemd-resolved.service']["type"] == ''
+    assert status['systemd-resolved.service']["objpath"] == '/'
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd418ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[tox]
+envlist = py35, py36, py37
+
+[testenv]
+deps = -rdev-requirements.txt
+commands =
+  pytest tests {posargs} \
+    --cov={envsitepackagesdir}/labgridhelper \
+    --cov-report=html:htmlcov