diff --git a/test/cli.test.ts b/test/cli.test.ts
index 971298a..f299a81 100644
--- a/test/cli.test.ts
+++ b/test/cli.test.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ describe('Test laconic CLI commands', () => {
         expect(output.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
         const outputObj = JSON.parse(output);
 
-        // Expect output object to resultant bond id
+        // Expect output object to have resultant bond id
         expect(outputObj).toHaveProperty('bondId');
 
         bondId = outputObj.bondId;
@@ -294,6 +294,47 @@ describe('Test laconic CLI commands', () => {
         expect(outputObj[0]).toMatchObject(expectedRecord);
       });
     });
+
+    describe('Name authority operations', () => {
+      const authorityName = 'laconic';
+
+      test('laconic cns authority reserve <authority_name>', async () => {
+        const result = spawnSync('laconic', ['cns', 'authority', 'reserve', authorityName]);
+
+        const output = result.stdout.toString().trim();
+        const errorOutput = result.stderr.toString().trim();
+
+        expect(errorOutput).toBe('');
+        expect(result.status).toBe(0);
+
+        expect(output.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+        const outputObj = JSON.parse(output);
+
+        // Expect result
+        expect(outputObj).toEqual({ success: true });
+      });
+
+      test('laconic cns authority whois <authority_name>', async () => {
+        const result = spawnSync('laconic', ['cns', 'authority', 'whois', authorityName]);
+
+        const output = result.stdout.toString().trim();
+        const errorOutput = result.stderr.toString().trim();
+
+        expect(errorOutput).toBe('');
+        expect(result.status).toBe(0);
+
+        expect(output.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+        const outputObj = Array.from<any>(JSON.parse(output));
+
+        // Expected authority (still in auction)
+        const expectedAuthority = getAuthority({ status: 'auction', auction: getAuction({ owner: existingAccount }) });
+
+        expect(outputObj.length).toEqual(1);
+        expect(outputObj[0]).toMatchObject(expectedAuthority);
+        expect(outputObj[0]).toHaveProperty('expiryTime');
+        expect(outputObj[0].height).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+      });
+    });
   });
 });
 
@@ -329,3 +370,40 @@ function getRecord(recordFilePath: string, params: { bondId: string, recordId: s
     attributes: recordContent.record
   };
 }
+
+function getAuthority(params: { status: string, auction: any }): any {
+  return {
+    ownerAddress: '',
+    ownerPublicKey: '',
+    status: params.status,
+    bondId: '',
+    auction: params.auction || null
+  };
+}
+
+function getAuction(params: { owner: string, status?: string, bids?: any[] }): any {
+  const auctionFees = {
+    commit: 1000000,
+    reveal: 1000000,
+    minimumBid: 5000000
+  };
+
+  return {
+    status: params.status || 'commit',
+    ownerAddress: params.owner,
+    commitFee: {
+      type: TOKEN_TYPE,
+      quantity: auctionFees.commit
+    },
+    revealFee: {
+      type: TOKEN_TYPE,
+      quantity: auctionFees.reveal
+    },
+    minimumBid: {
+      type: TOKEN_TYPE,
+      quantity: auctionFees.minimumBid
+    },
+    winnerAddress: '',
+    bids: params.bids || []
+  };
+}