diff --git a/hcl_test.go b/hcl_test.go
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+++ b/hcl_test.go
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+package configure
+
+import (
+	"io"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestHCL(t *testing.T) {
+	src := `s = "hello"`
+
+	hcl := NewHCL(func() (io.Reader, error) {
+		return strings.NewReader(src), nil
+	})
+
+	hcl.Setup()
+
+	if v, err := hcl.String("s"); v != "hello" {
+		t.Errorf("hello %v 'hello' %v", v, err)
+	}
+
+	if _, err := hcl.String("this-message-does-not-exist"); err == nil {
+		t.Error("hello2")
+	}
+}