diff --git a/api/build.gradle b/api/build.gradle
index d01b7b924..75e5e7063 100644
--- a/api/build.gradle
+++ b/api/build.gradle
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ configurations {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-
+    // TODO: can we remove the need for manifold? it shouldn't be necessary here
+    testAnnotationProcessor "systems.manifold:manifold-preprocessor:${rootProject.manifold_version}"
 }
 
 shadowJar {
diff --git a/api/src/test/java/tests/BasicTest.java b/api/src/test/java/tests/BasicTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..850bca94b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/test/java/tests/BasicTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ *    This file is part of the Distant Horizons mod (formerly the LOD Mod),
+ *    licensed under the GNU LGPL v3 License.
+ *
+ *    Copyright (C) 2020-2022  James Seibel
+ *
+ *    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *    it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ *    the Free Software Foundation, version 3.
+ *
+ *    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *    GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *    You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ *    along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package tests;
+
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+/**
+ * @author James Seibel
+ * @version 2022-9-5
+ */
+public class BasicTest
+{
+	
+	/** This is just a quick demo to confirm the testing system is set up correctly. */
+	@Test
+	public void ExampleTests()
+	{
+		Assert.assertTrue("Example test 1", true);
+		Assert.assertFalse("Example test 2", false);
+	}
+	
+}