diff --git a/config/controller_test.go b/config/controller_test.go
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+++ b/config/controller_test.go
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+package config
+
+import "testing"
+
+func TestController(t *testing.T) {
+	c := controller{parser: new(parser)}
+
+	c.Startup(func() error { return nil })
+	if n := len(c.parser.cfg.Startup); n != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected length of startup functions to be 1, got %d", n)
+	}
+
+	if root := c.Root(); root != "." {
+		t.Errorf("Expected defualt root path to be '.', got '%s'", root)
+	}
+
+	c.parser.cfg.Root = "foobar/test"
+	if root := c.Root(); root != c.parser.cfg.Root {
+		t.Errorf("Expected established root path to be '%s', got '%s'", c.parser.cfg.Root, root)
+	}
+
+	c.parser.cfg.Host = "localhost"
+	if host := c.Host(); host != c.parser.cfg.Host {
+		t.Errorf("Expected host to be '%s', got '%s'", c.parser.cfg.Host, host)
+	}
+
+	c.parser.cfg.Port = "1234"
+	if port := c.Port(); port != c.parser.cfg.Port {
+		t.Errorf("Expected port to be '%s', got '%s'", c.parser.cfg.Port, port)
+	}
+
+	c.pathScope = "unused"
+	if context := c.Context(); string(context) != c.pathScope {
+		t.Errorf("Expected context to be '%s', got '%s'", c.pathScope, context)
+	}
+}