diff --git a/inkycal/tests/main_test.py b/inkycal/tests/main_test.py
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+import unittest
+
+from inkycal import Inkycal
+import os
+
+test_config = """
+{
+    "model": "epd_7_in_5_v3_colour",
+    "update_interval": 5,
+    "orientation": 0,
+    "info_section": true,
+    "info_section_height": 70,
+    "calibration_hours": [0, 12, 18],
+    "modules": [
+        {
+            "position": 1,
+            "name": "Jokes",
+            "config": {
+                "size": [528, 80],
+                "padding_x": 10,"padding_y": 10,"fontsize": 14,"language": "en"
+                }
+        },
+        {
+            "position": 2,
+            "name": "Calendar",
+            "config": {
+                "size": [528, 343],
+                "week_starts_on": "Monday",
+                "show_events": true,
+                "ical_urls": "https://www.officeholidays.com/ics-fed/usa",
+                "ical_files": null,
+                "date_format": "D MMM",
+                "time_format": "HH:mm",
+                "padding_x": 10,"padding_y": 10,"fontsize": 14,"language": "en"
+                }
+        },
+        {
+            "position": 3,
+            "name": "Feeds",
+            "config": {
+                "size": [528,132],
+                "feed_urls": "http://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml#",
+                "shuffle_feeds": true,
+                "padding_x": 10,"padding_y": 10,"fontsize": 14,"language": "en"
+
+                }
+        }
+    ]
+}
+
+"""
+class module_test(unittest.TestCase):
+  def test_without_rendering(self):
+    # Create temporary json settings file with the config from above
+    with open('dummy.json', mode="w") as file:
+      file.write(test_config)
+    print('testing Inkycal in non-render-mode...', end = "")
+    inky = Inkycal('dummy.json', render=False)
+    inky.test()
+    print('OK')
+
+    os.remove('dummy.json')
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+  unittest.main()