diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index db56bf02..750d6f91 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@ before_install:
   - chmod +x ./.travis/travis_install.sh
   - ./.travis/travis_install.sh
 script:
-  - chmod +x ./.travis/travis_build.sh
+  - chmod +x ./.travis/travis_build.sh ./test/testrunner.sh
   - ./.travis/travis_build.sh
+  - ./test/testrunner.sh
diff --git a/.travis/travis_build.sh b/.travis/travis_build.sh
index ac5c29de..7788b430 100644
--- a/.travis/travis_build.sh
+++ b/.travis/travis_build.sh
@@ -1,28 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-STATS_FAILED=0
-STATS_SUCCESS=0
-STATS_TOTAL=0
-
-
-# exec_test "test name" test_exec --with --args
-function exec_test()
-{
-	local test_name="$1"
-	shift
-	(( STATS_TOTAL++ ))
-	echo "execute test: '$test_name'"
-	if $@
-	then
-		echo -e "   ... success"
-		(( STATS_SUCCESS++ ))
-	else
-		echo -e "   ... failed"
-		(( STATS_FAILED++ ))
-	fi
-	echo
-}
-
 # for executing in non travis environment
 [ -z "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" ] && TRAVIS_OS_NAME="$( uname -s | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' )"
 
@@ -51,23 +28,3 @@ then
 	make -j$(nproc) package || exit 4
 fi
 
-
-######################################
-## EXEC TESTS
-
-echo
-echo "Hyperion test execution"
-echo
-exec_test "hyperiond is executable and show version" bin/hyperiond --version
-
-echo
-echo
-echo "TEST SUMMARY"
-echo "============"
-echo "    total: $STATS_TOTAL"
-echo "  success: $STATS_SUCCESS"
-echo "   failed: $STATS_FAILED"
-
-[ $STATS_FAILED -gt 0 ] && exit 200
-exit 0
-
diff --git a/test/testrunner.sh b/test/testrunner.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0cfb45cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/testrunner.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+STATS_FAILED=0
+STATS_SUCCESS=0
+STATS_TOTAL=0
+
+
+# exec_test "test name" test_exec --with --args
+function exec_test()
+{
+	local test_name="$1"
+	shift
+	(( STATS_TOTAL++ ))
+	echo "execute test: '$test_name'"
+	if $@
+	then
+		echo -e "   ... success"
+		(( STATS_SUCCESS++ ))
+	else
+		echo -e "   ... failed"
+		(( STATS_FAILED++ ))
+	fi
+	echo
+}
+
+######################################
+## EXEC TESTS
+cd build || exit 1
+
+echo
+echo "Hyperion test execution"
+echo
+exec_test "hyperiond is executable and show version" bin/hyperiond --version
+for cfg in ../config/*json*
+do
+	exec_test "test $(basename $cfg)" bin/test_configfile $cfg
+done
+
+echo
+echo
+echo "TEST SUMMARY"
+echo "============"
+echo "    total: $STATS_TOTAL"
+echo "  success: $STATS_SUCCESS"
+echo "   failed: $STATS_FAILED"
+
+[ $STATS_FAILED -gt 0 ] && exit 200
+exit 0
+
+