diff --git a/tests/smoke/runtest.sh b/tests/smoke/runtest.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6a5ba2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/smoke/runtest.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -ex
+
+for b in gpsd gpscat gpspipe cgps gpsfake ubxtool; do
+	$b --help |& grep -i ^usage:
+done
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/tests/tests.yml b/tests/tests.yml
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tests.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+- hosts: localhost
+  roles:
+  - role: standard-test-basic
+    tags:
+    - classic
+    tests:
+    - smoke
+    required_packages: