diff --git a/devices/linux-client/parser/artifact_parser_test.go b/devices/linux-client/parser/artifact_parser_test.go
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/devices/linux-client/parser/artifact_parser_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package parser
+
+import (
+	"archive/tar"
+	"bytes"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"io"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+var TestSlice = []byte{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12}
+
+func TestGetCorrectHeader(t *testing.T) {
+	reader := getFakeArtifact("header.tar")
+	b, err := GetHeader(reader)
+	assert.NoError(t, err, "Unexpected artifact header error")
+	assert.Equal(t, TestSlice, b, "Incorrect artifact header")
+}
+
+func TestGetIncorrectHeader(t *testing.T) {
+	reader := getFakeArtifact("no_header_file.txt")
+	_, err := GetHeader(reader)
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(),
+		"No header found in artifact")
+}
+
+func TestGetNoHeader(t *testing.T) {
+	zero_bytes := make([]byte, 10)
+	zero_reader := bytes.NewReader(zero_bytes)
+	_, err := GetHeader(zero_reader)
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(),
+		"unexpected EOF")
+}
+
+func getFakeArtifact(inner_file_name string) io.Reader {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+
+	tw := tar.NewWriter(&buf)
+	hdr := &tar.Header{
+		Name:     inner_file_name,
+		Size:     int64(len(TestSlice)),
+		Mode:     509,
+		ModTime:  time.Now(),
+		Typeflag: tar.TypeReg,
+	}
+
+	tw.WriteHeader(hdr)
+	tw.Write(TestSlice)
+
+	return bytes.NewReader(buf.Bytes())
+}