diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/test_source.py b/tests/unit_tests/test_source.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3c963d0527
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_source.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import openmc
+import openmc.stats
+
+
+def test_source():
+    space = openmc.stats.Point()
+    energy = openmc.stats.Discrete([1.0e6], [1.0])
+    angle = openmc.stats.Isotropic()
+
+    src = openmc.Source(space=space, angle=angle, energy=energy)
+    assert src.space == space
+    assert src.angle == angle
+    assert src.energy == energy
+    assert src.strength == 1.0
+
+    elem = src.to_xml_element()
+    assert 'strength' in elem.attrib
+    assert elem.find('space') is not None
+    assert elem.find('angle') is not None
+    assert elem.find('energy') is not None
+
+
+def test_source_file():
+    filename = 'source.h5'
+    src = openmc.Source(filename=filename)
+    assert src.file == filename
+
+    elem = src.to_xml_element()
+    assert 'strength' in elem.attrib
+    assert 'file' in elem.attrib
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/test_stats.py b/tests/unit_tests/test_stats.py
index 3a91ecd8fd..388408bb22 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_stats.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_stats.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def test_discrete():
 
 
 def test_uniform():
-    a, b = 10, 20
+    a, b = 10.0, 20.0
     d = openmc.stats.Uniform(a, b)
     assert d.a == a
     assert d.b == b