diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 0aec6d1d08..48aa3ad7af 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ language: php
 
 php:
   - 5.5
+  - 5.4
+  - hhvm
 
 install:
   - composer install
diff --git a/app/tests/controllers/HomeControllerTest.php b/app/tests/controllers/HomeControllerTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ec44dc3280
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/tests/controllers/HomeControllerTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+<?php
+use Carbon\Carbon as Carbon;
+use Mockery as m;
+use Zizaco\FactoryMuff\Facade\FactoryMuff as f;
+
+/**
+ * Class HomeControllerTest
+ */
+class HomeControllerTest extends TestCase
+{
+    protected $_accounts;
+    protected $_repository;
+    protected $_preferences;
+    protected $_journals;
+
+    public function setUp()
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+        Artisan::call('migrate');
+        Artisan::call('db:seed');
+        $this->_accounts = $this->mock('Firefly\Helper\Controllers\AccountInterface');
+        $this->_repository = $this->mock('Firefly\Storage\Account\AccountRepositoryInterface');
+        $this->_preferences = $this->mock('Firefly\Helper\Preferences\PreferencesHelperInterface');
+        $this->_journals = $this->mock('Firefly\Storage\TransactionJournal\TransactionJournalRepositoryInterface');
+
+
+    }
+
+    public function tearDown()
+    {
+        Mockery::close();
+    }
+
+    public function testFlush()
+    {
+        $this->action('GET', 'HomeController@flush');
+        $this->assertRedirectedToRoute('index');
+
+    }
+
+    public function testIndex()
+    {
+        // mock preference:
+        $preference = $this->mock('Preference');
+        $preference->shouldReceive('getAttribute')->with('data')->andReturn([]);
+
+
+        // mock accounts:
+        $this->_repository->shouldReceive('count')->once()->andReturn(0);
+        $this->_repository->shouldReceive('getActiveDefault')->once()->andReturn([]);
+
+        // mock preferences:
+        $this->_preferences->shouldReceive('get')->with('frontpageAccounts', [])->andReturn($preference);
+
+        $this->action('GET', 'HomeController@index');
+        $this->assertResponseOk();
+    }
+
+    public function testIndexWithAccount()
+    {
+        $account = f::create('Account');
+        $start = new Carbon;
+        $end = new Carbon;
+        $this->session(['start' => $start, 'end' => $end]);
+
+
+        // mock preference:
+        $preference = $this->mock('Preference');
+        $preference->shouldReceive('getAttribute')->with('data')->andReturn([$account->id]);
+
+
+        // mock accounts:
+        $this->_repository->shouldReceive('count')->once()->andReturn(0);
+        $this->_repository->shouldReceive('getByIds')->with([$account->id])->once()->andReturn([$account]);
+
+        // mock preferences:
+        $this->_preferences->shouldReceive('get')->with('frontpageAccounts', [])->andReturn($preference);
+
+        // mock journals:
+        $this->_journals->shouldReceive('getByAccountInDateRange')->once()->with($account, 15, $start, $end)->andReturn(
+            [1, 2]
+        );
+
+        $this->action('GET', 'HomeController@index');
+        $this->assertResponseOk();
+    }
+
+    public function testIndexWithAccounts()
+    {
+        $accountOne = f::create('Account');
+        $accountTwo = f::create('Account');
+        $accounThree = f::create('Account');
+        $set = [$accountOne, $accountTwo, $accounThree];
+        $ids = [$accountOne->id, $accountTwo->id, $accounThree->id];
+        $start = new Carbon;
+        $end = new Carbon;
+        $this->session(['start' => $start, 'end' => $end]);
+
+
+        // mock preference:
+        $preference = $this->mock('Preference');
+        $preference->shouldReceive('getAttribute')->with('data')->andReturn($ids);
+
+
+        // mock accounts:
+        $this->_repository->shouldReceive('count')->once()->andReturn(0);
+        $this->_repository->shouldReceive('getByIds')->with($ids)->once()->andReturn(
+            $set
+        );
+
+        // mock preferences:
+        $this->_preferences->shouldReceive('get')->with('frontpageAccounts', [])->andReturn($preference);
+
+        // mock journals:
+        $this->_journals->shouldReceive('getByAccountInDateRange')->andReturn([1, 2]);
+
+        $this->action('GET', 'HomeController@index');
+        $this->assertResponseOk();
+    }
+} 
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