diff --git a/tests/unit_test.go b/tests/unit_test.go
index ed09c1a..4a54704 100644
--- a/tests/unit_test.go
+++ b/tests/unit_test.go
@@ -64,15 +64,18 @@ func PayloadTest(t *testing.T) {
 
 func ActionTest(t *testing.T) {
 	var result struct{ data string }
-	var hdlr lib.ActionHandler = func(act lib.Action) bool {
-		result.data = "done"
-		return true
+	var hdlrGen = func(data string) lib.ActionHandler {
+		return func(act lib.Action) bool {
+			result.data = data
+			return true
+		}
 	}
 	cfg := config.Base("testing", nil).
-		AddAction("scopes|doit|task", action.Base(hdlr))
+		AddAction("start", action.Base(hdlrGen("started"))).
+		AddAction("scopes|doit|task", action.Base(hdlrGen("done")))
 	ctx := context.AppContext(cfg)
-	//msg := message.SimpleMessage("doit")
-	msg := message.New("", "doit", "task", "4711")
-	lib.HandleMsg(ctx, msg)
+	lib.HandleMsg(ctx, message.SimpleMessage("start"))
+	t.AssertEqual(result.data, "started")
+	lib.HandleMsg(ctx, message.New("", "doit", "task", "4711"))
 	t.AssertEqual(result.data, "done")
 }