diff --git a/CHAP/test/common/reader_t.py b/CHAP/test/common/reader_t.py
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+"""
+File       : common/reader.py
+Author     : Valentin Kuznetsov <vkuznet AT gmail dot com>
+Description: Unit tests for common/reader.py code
+"""
+
+# system modules
+import time
+import unittest
+
+# local modules
+from CHAP.common import YAMLReader
+
+
+class CommonReaderTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Unit test for common/reader.py module"""
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.fname = '/'.join(__file__.split("/")[:-2]) + '/data/file.yaml'
+        self.reader = YAMLReader()
+
+    def tierDown(self):
+        pass
+
+    def testReader(self):
+        """
+        Unit test to test reader
+        """
+        data = self.reader.read(self.fname)
+        self.assertEqual(isinstance(data, dict), True)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/CHAP/test/data/file.yaml b/CHAP/test/data/file.yaml
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+file: 1
+name: "bla"