diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 883cbf0..f3c9f28 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-/xxhash-0.8.1.tar.gz
+/xxhash-*.tar.gz
diff --git a/tests/nulltest.sh b/tests/nulltest.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ed360ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/nulltest.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# xxhash runs tests at build stage. if tests fail a build fails. no need to duplicate.
+
+echo XXHASH nulltest is PASS
+exit 0
diff --git a/tests/tests.yml b/tests/tests.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e807fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tests.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+- hosts: localhost
+  roles:
+  - role: standard-test-basic
+    tags:
+    - classic
+    tests:
+    - nulltest:
+        dir: .
+        run: nulltest.sh