diff --git a/test/account.test.ts b/test/account.test.ts
index c41c583..014268a 100644
--- a/test/account.test.ts
+++ b/test/account.test.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
 import {cliTest} from './helper';
 
 const args= "account "
-export var address=""
+const type= "aphoton"
+const quantity="10"
+const address="ethm1vc62ysqu504at932jjq8pwrqgjt67rx6ggn5yu"
 
 describe("test account",() => {
     it("get account should return account details",async ()=>{
-        const resp=JSON.parse(cliTest(args+"get"));
+        // send tokens to account to avoid account not found error
+        const sendResp=cliTest("tokens send --address "+address+" --type "+type+" --quantity "+quantity)
+        expect(sendResp).toBeDefined;
+        
+        const resp=cliTest(args+"get --address "+address);
         expect(resp).toBeDefined;
-        address=resp[0].address
+        expect(resp[0].address).toEqual(address)
     });
 });
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diff --git a/test/status.test.ts b/test/status.test.ts
index 8e769a2..1833cde 100644
--- a/test/status.test.ts
+++ b/test/status.test.ts
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ describe("test status",() => {
     it("get status",async ()=>{
         const resp=cliTest(args);
         expect(resp).toBeDefined;
+        expect(resp.node.network).toContain("laconic")
     });
 });
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diff --git a/test/tokens.test.ts b/test/tokens.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..31afc79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/tokens.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import {cliTest} from './helper';
+
+const args= "tokens "
+const type= "aphoton"
+const quantity=10
+const address="ethm1vc62ysqu504at932jjq8pwrqgjt67rx6ggn5yu"
+
+describe("test account",() => {
+    it("get account should return account details",async ()=>{
+        // balance before
+        var balanceBefore;
+        const beforeResp=cliTest("account get --address "+address);
+        if (beforeResp.stderr){
+            expect(beforeResp.stderr.toString()).toContain("account "+address+ " not found")
+            balanceBefore=0
+        } else{
+            balanceBefore=beforeResp[0].balance[0].quantity
+        }
+    
+        // send tokens to account
+        const sendResp=cliTest(args+"send --address "+address+" --type "+type+" --quantity "+quantity)
+        expect(sendResp).toBeDefined;
+        
+        // balance after
+        var balanceAfter;
+        const afterResp=cliTest("account get --address "+address);
+        if (afterResp.stderr){
+            expect(afterResp.stderr.toString()).toContain("account "+address+ " not found")
+            balanceAfter=0
+        } else{
+            balanceAfter=afterResp[0].balance[0].quantity
+        }
+
+        expect(balanceAfter-balanceBefore).toEqual(quantity)
+    });
+});
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