diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 78f9d1f..6fd6331 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 language: node_js
 # default is the very old 0.10.48; match local version instead
 node_js: '8.9'
+
+script: npm test
+after_script: npm run test:pub
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8bc070f..0f3f43a 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1117,6 +1117,15 @@
         "@types/istanbul-lib-report": "*"
       }
     },
+    "@types/jest": {
+      "version": "24.0.23",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/jest/-/jest-24.0.23.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-L7MBvwfNpe7yVPTXLn32df/EK+AMBFAFvZrRuArGs7npEWnlziUXK+5GMIUTI4NIuwok3XibsjXCs5HxviYXjg==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "jest-diff": "^24.3.0"
+      }
+    },
     "@types/node": {
       "version": "12.0.12",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-12.0.12.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 80a0cf8..b04c413 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@
   "scripts": {
     "start": "tsdx watch",
     "build": "tsdx build",
-    "test": "npm run build && npm pack",
+    "test": "tsdx test",
+    "test:pub": "npm run build && npm pack",
     "pub": "npm run build && npm publish",
     "changelog": "changelog-maker"
   },
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@
   "dependencies": {},
   "devDependencies": {
     "@agilgur5/changelog-maker": "^3.0.0",
+    "@types/jest": "^24.0.23",
     "mobx": "^5.11.0",
     "mobx-state-tree": "^3.14.0",
     "tsdx": "^0.7.2",
diff --git a/test/fixtures.ts b/test/fixtures.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c97e89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import { types } from 'mobx-state-tree'
+
+export const UserStore = types.model('UserStore', {
+  name: 'John Doe',
+  age: 32
+})
diff --git a/test/index.spec.ts b/test/index.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b9b3e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/index.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/// <reference types="@types/jest" />
+
+import { persist } from '../src/index'
+import { UserStore } from './fixtures'
+
+describe('initialization', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => window.localStorage.clear())
+
+  it('should persist nothing if no actions are used', async () => {
+    const user = UserStore.create()
+    await persist('user', user)
+
+    expect(window.localStorage.getItem('user')).toBe(null)
+  })
+})