diff --git a/server/certificates/mock_test.go b/server/certificates/mock_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1cbd1f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/certificates/mock_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package certificates
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"codeberg.org/codeberg/pages/server/database"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestMockCert(t *testing.T) {
+	db, err := database.NewTmpDB()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	cert := mockCert("example.com", "some error msg", "codeberg.page", db)
+	if assert.NotEmpty(t, cert) {
+		assert.NotEmpty(t, cert.Certificate)
+	}
+}