diff --git a/consistent/builder_test.go b/consistent/builder_test.go
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+package consistent
+
+import (
+	"hash/fnv"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
+	"github.com/xmidt-org/medley"
+)
+
+type BuilderSuite struct {
+	suite.Suite
+
+	object []byte
+}
+
+func (suite *BuilderSuite) SetupTest() {
+	suite.object = []byte("test value")
+}
+
+func (suite *BuilderSuite) testStringsDefault() {
+	services := []string{"service1", "service2", "service3"}
+	ring := Strings(services...).Build()
+	suite.Require().NotNil(ring)
+
+	result, err := ring.Find(suite.object)
+	suite.NoError(err)
+	suite.Contains(services, result)
+}
+
+func (suite *BuilderSuite) testStringsCustom() {
+	services := []string{"service1", "service2", "service3", "additional1", "additional2"}
+	ring := Strings(services[:3]...).
+		VNodes(100).
+		Services(services[3:]...).
+		Algorithm(medley.Algorithm{New64: fnv.New64}).
+		ServiceHasher(nil). // force the default
+		Build()
+
+	suite.Require().NotNil(ring)
+
+	result, err := ring.Find(suite.object)
+	suite.NoError(err)
+	suite.Contains(services, result)
+}
+
+func (suite *BuilderSuite) TestStrings() {
+	suite.Run("Default", suite.testStringsDefault)
+	suite.Run("Custom", suite.testStringsCustom)
+}
+
+func (suite *BuilderSuite) TestServices() {
+	services := []string{"service1", "service2", "service3"}
+	ring := Services(services...).Build()
+	suite.Require().NotNil(ring)
+
+	result, err := ring.Find(suite.object)
+	suite.NoError(err)
+	suite.Contains(services, result)
+}
+
+func (suite *BuilderSuite) TestBasicServices() {
+	services := []medley.BasicService{
+		{Host: "service1.net"},
+		{Host: "service2.net", Port: 8080},
+		{Host: "service3.net", Path: "/foo/bar"},
+	}
+
+	ring := BasicServices(services...).Build()
+	suite.Require().NotNil(ring)
+
+	result, err := ring.Find(suite.object)
+	suite.NoError(err)
+	suite.Contains(services, result)
+}
+
+func TestBuilder(t *testing.T) {
+	suite.Run(t, new(BuilderSuite))
+}