diff --git a/test/test_jairee.c b/test/test_jairee.c
index 9c4e0aa..98d592c 100644
--- a/test/test_jairee.c
+++ b/test/test_jairee.c
@@ -32,9 +32,24 @@ static void test_asciiz_string()
     jairee_string_free(s);
 }
 
+static void test_basic_re()
+{
+    jairee_string_t * s = jairee_string_from_asciiz("abcd");
+    jairee_re_t * re = jairee_compile(s);
+    TEST(re != NULL);
+    TEST(re->error == 0u);
+    jairee_match_t * match = jairee_matchc(s, 0u, re);
+    TEST(match != NULL);
+    TEST(match->start == 0u);
+    TEST(match->end == 4u);
+    TEST(match->next == NULL);
+    jairee_string_free(s);
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char * argv[])
 {
     test_asciiz_string();
+    test_basic_re();
 
     printf("%d/%d tests passed\n", n_tests_passed, n_tests_passed + n_tests_failed);