diff --git a/test/red/red_spec.js b/test/red/red_spec.js
index cd002ebea..dcbf8a246 100644
--- a/test/red/red_spec.js
+++ b/test/red/red_spec.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * Copyright 2014 IBM Corp.
+ * Copyright 2014, 2015 IBM Corp.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -14,33 +14,58 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  **/
 var should = require("should");
+var sinon = require("sinon");
+var fs = require("fs");
+var path = require("path");
+
+var RED = require("../../red/red");
+var log = require("../../red/log");
+var settings = require("../../red/settings");
+var server = require("../../red/server");
+
 
 describe("red/red", function() {
-    it('can be required without errors', function() {
-        require("../../red/red");
+
+    describe("check build", function() {
+        beforeEach(function() {
+            sinon.stub(log,"init",function() {});
+            sinon.stub(settings,"init",function() {});
+            sinon.stub(server,"init",function() {});
+            sinon.stub(RED,"version",function() { return "version";});
+        });
+        afterEach(function() {
+            log.init.restore();
+            settings.init.restore();
+            server.init.restore();
+            fs.statSync.restore();
+            RED.version.restore();
+        });
+        it('warns if build has not been run',function() {
+            sinon.stub(fs,"statSync",function() { throw new Error();});
+            
+            /*jshint immed: false */
+            (function() {
+                RED.init({},{});
+            }).should.throw("Node-RED not built");
+        });
+        it('passed if build has been run',function() {
+            sinon.stub(fs,"statSync",function() { });
+            RED.init({},{});
+        });
     });
-
-    var RED = require("../../red/red");
-
-    it('returns an app object', function() {
-        var srv = RED.app.use("/test", function() { return "app"; });
-        srv.should.be.an.instanceOf(Object);
-    });
-
-    it('returns an httpAdmin object', function() {
-        var srv = RED.httpAdmin.use("/test", function() { return "Admin"; });
-        srv.should.be.an.instanceOf(Object);
-    });
-
-    it('returns an httpNode object', function() {
-        var srv = RED.httpNode.use("/test", function() { return "Node"; });
-        srv.should.be.an.instanceOf(Object);
-    });
-
-    it('it returns a server object', function() {
-        var srv = RED.server;
-        srv.should.be.an.instanceOf(Object).and.have.property('domain', null);
-        //srv.should.be.an.instanceOf(Object).and.have.property('timeout', 120000);
+    
+    describe("externals", function() {
+        it('reports version', function() {
+            var p = require(path.join(process.env.NODE_RED_HOME,"package.json")).version;
+            RED.version().indexOf(p).should.eql(0);
+        });
+        it('access server externals', function() {
+            // TODO: unstubable accessors - need to make this testable
+            RED.app;
+            RED.httpAdmin;
+            RED.httpNode;
+            RED.server;
+        });
     });
 
 });