diff --git a/tests/Main.hs b/tests/Main.hs
index 12a8ee3..61e1709 100644
--- a/tests/Main.hs
+++ b/tests/Main.hs
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ import Data.Aeson (eitherDecode, decode, toJSON, parseJSON, Result(..))
 import Data.Aeson.Types (parse)
 import Data.Text
 import Data.Maybe
+import Data.Either
 import Data.Function ((&))
+import Control.Exception (try)
 
 import Test.HUnit
 import qualified System.Exit as Exit
@@ -77,11 +79,20 @@ testInstrs = TestCase $ do
         (eitherDecode "{\"op\": \"br\", \"labels\": [\"a\", \"b\"], \"args\": [\"z\"]}")
         (Right $ B.EffectInstr B.Br ["z"] [] ["a", "b"])
 
+testProgramFromFiles :: Test
+testProgramFromFiles = TestCase $ do
+    res <- try $ (B.parseBrilFromPath "bril-sources/add.json") :: IO (Either IOError (Either String B.Program))
+    case res of
+        (Right parseResult) -> assertBool "parse add.json" $ isRight parseResult
+        _ -> assertFailure "cannot open file"
+
+
 tests :: Test
 tests = TestList [
         TestLabel "bril parser: type" testTypes,
         TestLabel "bril parser: literal" testLiterals,
-        TestLabel "bril parser: instruction" testInstrs
+        TestLabel "bril parser: instruction" testInstrs,
+        TestLabel "bril parser: parse files" testProgramFromFiles
     ]
  
 main :: IO ()