diff --git a/yawn/management/tests/static/favicon.ico b/yawn/management/tests/static/favicon.ico
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diff --git a/yawn/management/tests/static/index.html b/yawn/management/tests/static/index.html
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diff --git a/yawn/management/tests/test_examples.py b/yawn/management/tests/test_examples.py
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+from django.core import management
+
+from yawn.workflow.models import Workflow
+
+
+def test_examples():
+    management.call_command('examples')
+    assert Workflow.objects.count() == 3
diff --git a/yawn/management/tests/test_webserver.py b/yawn/management/tests/test_webserver.py
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+++ b/yawn/management/tests/test_webserver.py
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+import os
+import sys
+
+from unittest import mock
+
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.core import management
+
+from yawn.management.commands import webserver
+
+
+@mock.patch.object(webserver.WSGIApplication, 'run')
+def test_webserver(mock_run):
+    # pytest with coverage arguments causes gunicorn's argparse to fail
+    with mock.patch.object(sys, 'argv', ['worker']):
+        management.call_command('webserver')
+        assert mock_run.call_count == 1
+
+
+def test_static_files():
+    root = os.path.join(settings.BASE_DIR, 'management/tests/static')
+    with mock.patch.object(settings, 'WHITENOISE_ROOT', root):
+        app = webserver.get_wsgi_application()
+        whitenoise = webserver.DefaultFileServer(app, settings)
+        whitenoise.application = mock.Mock()
+
+    # an API request
+    whitenoise({'PATH_INFO': '/api/'}, None)
+    assert whitenoise.application.call_count == 1
+
+    # an unmatched file, goes to homepage
+    start_response = mock.Mock()
+    response = whitenoise({'PATH_INFO': '/', 'REQUEST_METHOD': 'GET'}, start_response)
+    assert 'index.html' in response.filelike.name
+
+    # a real static file
+    response = whitenoise({'PATH_INFO': '/favicon.ico', 'REQUEST_METHOD': 'GET'}, start_response)
+    assert 'favicon.ico' in response.filelike.name
diff --git a/yawn/management/tests/test_worker.py b/yawn/management/tests/test_worker.py
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+++ b/yawn/management/tests/test_worker.py
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+from unittest import mock
+
+from django.core import management
+
+from yawn.management.commands import worker
+
+
+@mock.patch.object(worker.Main, 'run')
+def test_worker(mock_run):
+    management.call_command('worker')
+    assert mock_run.called