diff --git a/tests/api.c b/tests/api.c
index a27fc78b2..6fac78ea8 100644
--- a/tests/api.c
+++ b/tests/api.c
@@ -1 +1,13 @@
 /* api.c API unit tests */
+#include <cyassl/ssl.h>
+
+// 0 on success, otherwise fail
+int test_CyaSSL_Init(void)
+{
+    int result = CyaSSL_Init();
+    
+    if (result) printf("test_CyaSSL_Init(): failed\n");
+
+    return (result);
+}
+