diff --git a/openflexure_microscope/plugins/testing/__init__.py b/openflexure_microscope/plugins/testing/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f42b093e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openflexure_microscope/plugins/testing/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from .plugin import Plugin
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diff --git a/openflexure_microscope/plugins/testing/plugin.py b/openflexure_microscope/plugins/testing/plugin.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..61f98afe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openflexure_microscope/plugins/testing/plugin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+from openflexure_microscope.plugins import MicroscopePlugin
+
+
+class Plugin(MicroscopePlugin):
+    """
+    A set of default plugins
+    """
+
+    def identify(self):
+        """
+        Tests for access to Microscope.camera, and Microscope.stage
+        """
+        return (self.microscope.camera, self.microscope.stage)
diff --git a/tests/test_plugins.py b/tests/test_plugins.py
index f65c37be..f1f80a30 100644
--- a/tests/test_plugins.py
+++ b/tests/test_plugins.py
@@ -4,19 +4,61 @@ from openflexure_stage import OpenFlexureStage
 from openflexure_microscope import Microscope, config
 
 import atexit
+
+import unittest
+
 import logging, sys
 logging.basicConfig(stream=sys.stderr, level=logging.DEBUG)
 
+success_string = """
+            /O
+           | |
+      _____) \\
+     (__0)    \\______
+    (____0)
+    (____0)        EVERYTHING IS OK!
+     (__o)___________
+    """
+
+class TestPluginMethods(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_testplugin_load(self):
+        plugin_arr = microscope.plugin.plugins
+
+        plugin_names = [plugin[0] for plugin in plugin_arr]
+
+        self.assertTrue('testing' in plugin_names)
+
+    def test_camera_access(self):
+        identify = microscope.plugin.testing.identify()
+        self.assertTrue(identify[0] is microscope.camera)
+
+    def test_stage_access(self):
+        identify = microscope.plugin.testing.identify()
+        self.assertTrue(identify[1] is microscope.stage)
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    openflexurerc = config.load_config()
 
-    print(openflexurerc)
+    openflexurerc = {
+        'plugins': [
+            'openflexure_microscope.plugins.testing:Plugin'
+        ]
+    }
 
-    microscope = Microscope(StreamingCamera(config=openflexurerc), OpenFlexureStage("/dev/ttyUSB0"), config=openflexurerc)
+    with StreamingCamera() as camera, OpenFlexureStage("/dev/ttyUSB0") as stage:
 
-    print(microscope.plugin.plugins)
+        microscope = Microscope(camera, stage, openflexurerc)
 
-    # Check that default tets plugins have loaded
-    print(microscope.plugin.default.identify())
+        suites = [
+            unittest.TestLoader().loadTestsFromTestCase(TestPluginMethods),
+        ]
 
-    microscope.close()
+        alltests = unittest.TestSuite(suites)
+
+        result = unittest.TextTestRunner(verbosity=2).run(alltests)
+
+        if result.wasSuccessful():
+            print(success_string)
+
+    microscope.close()
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