diff --git a/test/scripts/test_2.sh b/test/scripts/test_2.sh
index a1d4e6b..cdd4033 100755
--- a/test/scripts/test_2.sh
+++ b/test/scripts/test_2.sh
@@ -4,17 +4,8 @@ source ./test_helpers.sh
 
 IPFS="../../main/ipfs --config /tmp/ipfs_1"
 
-function check_failure() {
-	FUNC=$1;
-	RESULT=$2;
-	if [ $RESULT -eq 0 ]; then
-		echo "";
-	else
-		echo "Failure in $FUNC. The return value was $RESULT";
-	fi
-}
-
 function pre {
+	post
 	eval "$IPFS" init;
 	check_failure "pre" $?
 }
@@ -27,7 +18,10 @@ function post {
 function body {
 	create_hello_world;
 	eval "$IPFS" add hello.txt
+	check_failure "add hello.txt" $?
+	
 	eval "$IPFS" cat QmYAXgX8ARiriupMQsbGXtKdDyGzWry1YV3sycKw1qqmgH
+	check_failure "cat hello.txt" $?
 }
 
 
diff --git a/test/scripts/test_3.sh b/test/scripts/test_3.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..283ea48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/scripts/test_3.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+####
+# Attempt to start a deamon and have an api client do a object get
+#
+####
+
+source ./test_helpers.sh
+
+IPFS="../../main/ipfs --config /tmp/ipfs_1"
+
+function pre {
+	post
+	eval "$IPFS" init;
+	check_failure "pre" $?
+}
+
+function post {
+	rm -Rf /tmp/ipfs_1;
+	rm hello.txt;
+}
+
+function body {
+	create_hello_world;
+	eval "$IPFS" add hello.txt
+	check_failure "add hello.txt" $?
+	
+	#start the daemon
+	eval "../../main/ipfs --config /tmp/ipfs_1 daemon &"
+	daemon_id=$!
+	sleep 5
+	
+	eval "$IPFS" cat QmYAXgX8ARiriupMQsbGXtKdDyGzWry1YV3sycKw1qqmgH
+	check_failure "cat hello.txt" $?
+	
+	kill -9 $daemon_id
+}
+
+
diff --git a/test/scripts/test_helpers.sh b/test/scripts/test_helpers.sh
index 51ed721..1fc699f 100644
--- a/test/scripts/test_helpers.sh
+++ b/test/scripts/test_helpers.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,26 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+#####
+# Functions to help with test scripts
+#####
+
+####
+# Create a text file "hello.txt" that contains "Hello, World!"
+####
 function create_hello_world {
 	echo 'Hello, World!' > hello.txt
 }
+
+####
+# Checks the return code and displays message if return code is not 0
+# Param $1 name of function
+# Param $2 return code
+####
+function check_failure() {
+	FUNC=$1;
+	RESULT=$2;
+	if [ $RESULT -ne 0 ]; then
+		echo "***Failure*** in $FUNC. The return value was $RESULT";
+	fi
+}
+