diff --git a/examples/manual_routes/Cargo.toml b/examples/manual_routes/Cargo.toml
index af75e891..3b20079f 100644
--- a/examples/manual_routes/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/manual_routes/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,3 +5,6 @@ workspace = "../../"
 
 [dependencies]
 rocket = { path = "../../lib" }
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+rocket = { path = "../../lib", features = ["testing"] }
diff --git a/examples/manual_routes/src/main.rs b/examples/manual_routes/src/main.rs
index c95c7e90..1e23f3f7 100644
--- a/examples/manual_routes/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/manual_routes/src/main.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 extern crate rocket;
 
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests;
+
 use std::io;
 use std::fs::File;
 
@@ -7,6 +10,7 @@ use rocket::{Request, Route, Data, Catcher, Error};
 use rocket::http::Status;
 use rocket::request::FromParam;
 use rocket::response::{self, Responder};
+use rocket::response::status::Custom;
 use rocket::handler::Outcome;
 use rocket::http::Method::*;
 
@@ -23,7 +27,10 @@ fn name<'a>(req: &'a Request, _: Data) -> Outcome<'a> {
 }
 
 fn echo_url(req: &Request, _: Data) -> Outcome<'static> {
-    let param = req.uri().as_str().split_at(6).1;
+    let param = req.uri()
+        .as_str()
+        .split_at(6)
+        .1;
     Outcome::of(String::from_param(param).unwrap())
 }
 
@@ -52,10 +59,10 @@ fn get_upload(_: &Request, _: Data) -> Outcome<'static> {
 }
 
 fn not_found_handler<'r>(_: Error, req: &'r Request) -> response::Result<'r> {
-    format!("Couldn't find: {}", req.uri()).respond()
+    Custom(Status::NotFound, format!("Couldn't find: {}", req.uri())).respond()
 }
 
-fn main() {
+fn rocket() -> rocket::Rocket {
     let always_forward = Route::ranked(1, Get, "/", forward);
     let hello = Route::ranked(2, Get, "/", hi);
 
@@ -72,5 +79,8 @@ fn main() {
         .mount("/hello", vec![name.clone()])
         .mount("/hi", vec![name])
         .catch(vec![not_found_catcher])
-        .launch();
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    rocket().launch();
 }
diff --git a/examples/manual_routes/src/tests.rs b/examples/manual_routes/src/tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..859e050d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/manual_routes/src/tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+use super::*;
+use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
+use rocket::http::{ContentType, Status};
+use rocket::http::Method::*;
+
+fn test(uri: &str, content_type: ContentType, status: Status, body: String) {
+    let rocket = rocket();
+    let mut request = MockRequest::new(Get, uri).header(content_type);
+    let mut response = request.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+
+    assert_eq!(response.status(), status);
+    assert_eq!(response.body().and_then(|b| b.into_string()), Some(body));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_forward() {
+    test("/", ContentType::Plain, Status::Ok, "Hello!".to_string());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_name() {
+    for &name in &[("John"), ("Mike"), ("Angela")] {
+        let uri = format!("/hello/{}", name);
+        test(&uri, ContentType::Plain, Status::Ok, name.to_string());
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_echo() {
+    let echo = "echo text";
+    let uri = format!("/echo:echo text");
+    test(&uri, ContentType::Plain, Status::Ok, echo.to_string());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_upload() {
+    let expected_body = "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, \
+                         sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore \
+                         magna aliqua";
+    let rocket = rocket();
+    let mut request = MockRequest::new(Post, "/upload")
+        .header(ContentType::Plain)
+        .body(expected_body);
+    let response = request.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+
+    assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::Ok);
+
+    let mut request = MockRequest::new(Get, "/upload");
+    let mut response = request.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+
+    let expected = expected_body.to_string();
+    assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::Ok);
+    assert_eq!(response.body().and_then(|b| b.into_string()), Some(expected));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_not_found() {
+    let uri = "/wrong_address";
+    test(uri,
+         ContentType::Plain,
+         Status::NotFound,
+         format!("Couldn't find: {}", uri));
+}