diff --git a/probe/cri/registry_test.go b/probe/cri/registry_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..916f06e4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/probe/cri/registry_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package cri_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/bmizerany/assert"
+	"github.com/weaveworks/scope/probe/cri"
+)
+
+func TestParseHttpEndpointUrl(t *testing.T) {
+	_, err := cri.NewCRIClient("http://xyz.com")
+
+	assert.Equal(t, "protocol \"http\" not supported", err.Error())
+}
+
+func TestParseTcpEndpointUrl(t *testing.T) {
+	client, err := cri.NewCRIClient("127.0.0.1")
+
+	assert.Equal(t, nil, err)
+	assert.NotEqual(t, nil, client)
+}