diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index f28cb98c..f55e72c3 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -40,3 +40,26 @@ jobs:
           prefix: coverage
       - store_test_results:
           path: test-results.xml
+  test:
+    working_directory: ~/mern-starter
+    docker:
+      - image: circleci/node:10.16.3
+      - image: mongo:4.2.0
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+      - run:
+          name: update-npm
+          command: 'sudo npm install -g npm@5'
+      - restore_cache:
+          key: dependency-cache-{{ checksum "package-lock.json" }}
+      - run:
+          name: install-npm-wee
+          command: npm install
+      - save_cache:
+          key: dependency-cache-{{ checksum "package-lock.json" }}
+          paths:
+            - ./node_modules
+      - run:
+          name: test
+          command: npm test
+      
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6eef16b4..decd3a8e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ See the [JavaScript language guide for CircleCI here](https://circleci.com/docs/
 
 ## Quickstart
 
+
 ```
   npm install -g mern-cli
   mern init your_new_app