diff --git a/mellon/tests.py b/mellon/tests.py
index 7ce503c..fd9358c 100644
--- a/mellon/tests.py
+++ b/mellon/tests.py
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 from django.test import TestCase
 
 # Create your tests here.
+
+class MellonTestCase(TestCase):
+    def test_coin(self):
+        pass
diff --git a/testsettings.py b/testsettings.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..752a9b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsettings.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+from django.conf import global_settings
+
+DATABASES = {
+    'default': {
+        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
+        'NAME': 'mellon.sqlite3',
+    }
+}
+DEBUG = True
+SECRET_KEY='xx'
+INSTALLED_APPS = ('mellon', 'django.contrib.auth', 'django.contrib.contenttypes', 'django.contrib.sessions')
+MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = global_settings.MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES