diff --git a/main_test.go b/main_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca77ab577
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/prymitive/unsee/internal/config"
+
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+)
+
+func TestLogConfig(t *testing.T) {
+	logLevels := map[string]log.Level{
+		"debug":   log.DebugLevel,
+		"info":    log.InfoLevel,
+		"warning": log.WarnLevel,
+		"error":   log.ErrorLevel,
+		"fatal":   log.FatalLevel,
+		"panic":   log.PanicLevel,
+	}
+
+	for val, level := range logLevels {
+		config.Config.Log.Level = val
+		setupLogger()
+		if log.GetLevel() != level {
+			t.Errorf("Config.Log.Level=%s resulted in invalid log level %s", val, log.GetLevel())
+		}
+	}
+}