diff --git a/tests/run_tests.sh b/tests/run_tests.sh
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+++ b/tests/run_tests.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -ex
+
+# create patest user
+adduser patest
+
+# run pulseaudio daemon
+su - patest -c "pulseaudio --start --log-target=stderr"
+
+# run pulseaudio test (null sink)
+su - patest -c "speaker-test -D pulse -l 1"
diff --git a/tests/tests.yml b/tests/tests.yml
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+- hosts: localhost
+  roles:
+    - role: standard-test-basic
+      tags:
+        - classic
+      required_packages:
+        - pulseaudio
+      tests:
+        - simple:
+            dir: .
+            run: ./run_tests.sh