diff --git a/tests/test_source_file/geometry.xml b/tests/test_source_file/geometry.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..612e46132
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_source_file/geometry.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<geometry>
+
+  <!-- Sphere with radius 10 -->
+  <surface id="1" type="sphere" coeffs="0 0 0 10" boundary="vacuum"/>
+  <cell id="1" material="1" surfaces="-1" />
+    
+</geometry>
diff --git a/tests/test_source_file/materials.xml b/tests/test_source_file/materials.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1f85510e0
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+++ b/tests/test_source_file/materials.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<materials>
+
+  <material id="1">
+    <density value="4.5" units="g/cc" />
+    <nuclide name="U-235" xs="70c" ao="1.0" />
+  </material>
+
+</materials>
diff --git a/tests/test_source_file/results.py b/tests/test_source_file/results.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8ff10971c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_source_file/results.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import sys
+
+# import statepoint
+sys.path.append('../../src/utils')
+import statepoint
+
+# read in statepoint file
+if len(sys.argv) > 1:
+    sp = statepoint.StatePoint(sys.argv[1])
+else:
+    sp = statepoint.StatePoint('statepoint.10.binary')
+sp.read_results()
+
+# set up output string
+outstr = ''
+ 
+# write out k-combined
+outstr += 'k-combined:\n'
+outstr += "{0:12.6E} {1:12.6E}\n".format(sp.k_combined[0], sp.k_combined[1])
+
+# write results to file
+with open('results_test.dat','w') as fh:
+    fh.write(outstr)
diff --git a/tests/test_source_file/results_true.dat b/tests/test_source_file/results_true.dat
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ae37050f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_source_file/results_true.dat
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+k-combined:
+2.977307E-01 2.848670E-03
diff --git a/tests/test_source_file/settings.xml b/tests/test_source_file/settings.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..98abc5acf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_source_file/settings.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<settings>
+
+  <state_point batches="10" />
+  <source_point source_separate="true" />
+
+  <eigenvalue>
+    <batches>10</batches>
+    <inactive>5</inactive>
+    <particles>1000</particles>
+  </eigenvalue>
+
+  <source>
+    <space type="box">
+      <parameters>-4 -4 -4  4  4  4</parameters>
+    </space>
+  </source>
+
+</settings>
diff --git a/tests/test_source_file/test_source_file.py b/tests/test_source_file/test_source_file.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ede988be5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_source_file/test_source_file.py
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import os
+from subprocess import Popen, STDOUT, PIPE, call
+import filecmp
+#from nose_mpi import NoseMPI
+import glob
+
+pwd = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+
+settings1="""<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<settings>
+
+  <state_point batches="10" />
+  <source_point source_separate="true" />
+
+  <eigenvalue>
+    <batches>10</batches>
+    <inactive>5</inactive>
+    <particles>1000</particles>
+  </eigenvalue>
+
+  <source>
+    <space type="box">
+      <parameters>-4 -4 -4  4  4  4</parameters>
+    </space>
+  </source>
+
+</settings>
+"""
+
+settings2 = """<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<settings>
+
+  <eigenvalue>
+    <batches>10</batches>
+    <inactive>5</inactive>
+    <particles>1000</particles>
+  </eigenvalue>
+
+  <source>
+    <file> source.10.{0} </file>
+  </source>
+
+</settings>
+"""
+
+def setup(): 
+    os.putenv('PWD', pwd)
+    os.chdir(pwd)
+
+def test_run1():
+    openmc_path = pwd + '/../../src/openmc'
+#   if int(NoseMPI.mpi_np) > 0:
+    if False:
+        proc = Popen([NoseMPI.mpi_exec, '-np', NoseMPI.mpi_np, openmc_path],
+               stderr=STDOUT, stdout=PIPE)
+    else:
+        proc = Popen([openmc_path], stderr=STDOUT, stdout=PIPE)
+    print(proc.communicate()[0])
+    returncode = proc.returncode
+    assert returncode == 0
+
+def test_statepoint_exists():
+    statepoint = glob.glob(pwd + '/statepoint.10.*')
+    assert len(statepoint) == 1
+    assert statepoint[0].endswith('binary') or statepoint[0].endswith('h5')
+    source = glob.glob(pwd + '/source.10.*')
+    assert len(statepoint) == 1
+    assert source[0].endswith('binary') or source[0].endswith('h5')
+
+def test_run2():
+    openmc_path = pwd + '/../../src/openmc'
+    source = glob.glob(pwd + '/source.10.*')
+    with open('settings.xml','w') as fh:
+        fh.write(settings2.format(source[0].split('.')[2]))
+#   if int(NoseMPI.mpi_np) > 0:
+    if False:
+        proc = Popen([NoseMPI.mpi_exec, '-np', NoseMPI.mpi_np, openmc_path],
+               stderr=STDOUT, stdout=PIPE)
+    else:
+        proc = Popen([openmc_path], stderr=STDOUT, stdout=PIPE)
+    print(proc.communicate()[0])
+    returncode = proc.returncode
+    assert returncode == 0
+
+def test_results():
+    statepoint = glob.glob(pwd + '/statepoint.10.*')
+    call(['python', 'results.py', statepoint[0]])
+    compare = filecmp.cmp('results_test.dat', 'results_true.dat')
+    if not compare:
+      os.rename('results_test.dat', 'results_error.dat')
+    assert compare
+
+def teardown():
+    with open('settings.xml','w') as fh:
+        fh.write(settings1)
+    output = glob.glob(pwd + '/statepoint.10.*')
+    output += glob.glob(pwd + '/source.10.*')
+    output.append(pwd + '/results_test.dat')
+    for f in output:
+        if os.path.exists(f):
+            os.remove(f)