diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index f2bce2c..51cb467 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -8,3 +8,6 @@ upload-dir = doc/build/html
 
 [bdist_rpm]
 requires = python >= 2.6
+
+[aliases]
+test = pytest
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 042263f..9a46d48 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -48,4 +48,6 @@ setup(name=pname,
       data_files=rqfiles,
       include_package_data=package_data,
       entry_points={'console_scripts': ['%s=%s.cli:main' % (pname, pname)]},
+      setup_requires=['pytest-runner'],
+      tests_require=['pytest']
       )
diff --git a/timmy/tests/test_conf.py b/timmy/tests/test_conf.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..edd3c05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/timmy/tests/test_conf.py
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python2
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+#    Copyright 2015 Mirantis, Inc.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+
+import unittest
+from timmy import conf
+
+
+class ConfTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_param_presence_and_types(self):
+        param_types = {
+            'hard_filter': dict,
+            'soft_filter': dict,
+            'ssh_opts': list,
+            'env_vars': list,
+            'timeout': int,
+            'prefix': str,
+            'rqdir': str,
+            'rqfile': list,
+            'compress_timeout': int,
+            'outdir': str,
+            'archive_dir': str,
+            'archive_name': str,
+            'outputs_timestamp': bool,
+            'dir_timestamp': bool,
+            'put': list,
+            'cmds': list,
+            'scripts': list,
+            'files': list,
+            'filelists': list,
+            'logs': list,
+            'logs_no_default': bool,
+            'logs_exclude_filtered': bool,
+            'logs_days': int,
+            'logs_speed_limit': bool,
+            'logs_speed_default': int,
+            'logs_speed': int,
+            'logs_size_coefficient': float,
+            'shell_mode': bool,
+            'do_print_results': bool,
+            'clean': bool
+        }
+        config = conf.load_conf(None)
+        for key in param_types:
+            self.assertEqual(type(config[key]), param_types[key])
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 57e7bee..2058a08 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@ install_command = pip install {opts} {packages}
 setenv =
    VIRTUAL_ENV={envdir}
 deps = -r{toxinidir}/test-requirements.txt
-#commands = python setup.py test --slowest --testr-args='{posargs}'
-# For now:
-commands = true
+commands = python setup.py test
 
 [testenv:pep8]
 commands = flake8 {posargs}