diff --git a/spec/acceptance/basic_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/basic_spec.rb
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+require 'puppet-openstack_infra_spec_helper/spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'statusbot' do
+
+  def pp_path
+    base_path = File.dirname(__FILE__)
+    File.join(base_path, 'fixtures')
+  end
+
+  def puppet_manifest
+    manifest_path = File.join(pp_path, 'default.pp')
+    File.read(manifest_path)
+  end
+
+  def postconditions_puppet_manifest
+    manifest_path = File.join(pp_path, 'postconditions.pp')
+    File.read(manifest_path)
+  end
+
+  it 'should work with no errors' do
+    apply_manifest(puppet_manifest, catch_failures: true)
+  end
+
+  it 'should be idempotent' do
+    apply_manifest(puppet_manifest, catch_changes: true)
+  end
+
+  it 'should start' do
+    apply_manifest(postconditions_puppet_manifest, catch_failures: true)
+  end
+
+  describe service('statusbot') do
+    it { should be_running }
+  end
+
+end
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/fixtures/default.pp b/spec/acceptance/fixtures/default.pp
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+class { 'statusbot':
+  nick                 => 'statusbot-test',
+  password             => 'statusbot-password',
+  server               => 'irc.notreal.net',
+  channels             => 'unrealchannel',
+  auth_nicks           => 'statusbot-test',
+  wiki_user            => 'dummy',
+  wiki_password        => 'dummy',
+  wiki_url             => 'dummy',
+  wiki_pageid          => 'dummy',
+  wiki_successpageid   => 'dummy',
+  wiki_successpageurl  => 'dummy',
+  wiki_thankspageid    => 'dummy',
+  wiki_thankspageurl   => 'dummy',
+}
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/fixtures/postconditions.pp b/spec/acceptance/fixtures/postconditions.pp
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+service { 'statusbot':
+  ensure => running,
+}