diff --git a/tests/test_logging.py b/tests/test_logging.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4836f7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_logging.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import logging
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from bids2table.logging import setup_logging
+
+
+def test_setup_logging(tmp_path: Path):
+    log_path = tmp_path / "log.txt"
+    logger = setup_logging(
+        level=logging.INFO,
+        log_path=tmp_path / "log.txt",
+        max_repeats=5,
+        overwrite=True,
+    )
+
+    for ii in range(0, 10):
+        logger.info(f"log msg {ii}")
+
+    log = log_path.read_text().strip().split("\n")
+    assert len(log) == 6
diff --git a/tests/test_table.py b/tests/test_table.py
index df2d60d..5a665ea 100644
--- a/tests/test_table.py
+++ b/tests/test_table.py
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
 def tab() -> BIDSTable:
-    return bids2table(BIDS_EXAMPLES / "ds001")
+    tab = bids2table(BIDS_EXAMPLES / "ds001")
+    # sort rows to get deterministic order
+    tab = tab.sort_values("finfo__file_path", ignore_index=True)
+    return tab
 
 
 def test_table(tab: BIDSTable):
@@ -45,10 +48,20 @@ def test_table_files(tab: BIDSTable):
     files = tab.files
     assert len(files) == 128
 
-    file = files[0]
+    file = files[2]
+    assert file.dataset == "ds001"
+
     assert file.path.exists()
     assert (file.root / file.relative_path).exists()
-    assert file.metadata == {}
+
+    assert file.path.name == "sub-01_task-balloonanalogrisktask_run-01_bold.nii.gz"
+    assert file.metadata == {
+        "RepetitionTime": 2.0,
+        "TaskName": "balloon analog risk task",
+    }
+
+    ents = file.entities
+    assert (ents.sub, ents.task, ents.run) == ("01", "balloonanalogrisktask", 1)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(