diff --git a/examples/stream/src/main.rs b/examples/stream/src/main.rs
index 2dbd1079..34916be7 100644
--- a/examples/stream/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/stream/src/main.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 extern crate rocket;
 
+#[cfg(test)] mod tests;
+
 use rocket::response::{content, Stream};
 
 use std::io::{self, repeat, Repeat, Read, Take};
@@ -10,6 +12,9 @@ use std::fs::File;
 
 type LimitedRepeat = Take<Repeat>;
 
+// Generate this file using: head -c BYTES /dev/random > big_file.dat
+const FILENAME: &'static str = "big_file.dat";
+
 #[get("/")]
 fn root() -> content::Plain<Stream<LimitedRepeat>> {
     content::Plain(Stream::from(repeat('a' as u8).take(25000)))
@@ -17,11 +22,13 @@ fn root() -> content::Plain<Stream<LimitedRepeat>> {
 
 #[get("/big_file")]
 fn file() -> io::Result<Stream<File>> {
-    // Generate this file using: head -c BYTES /dev/random > big_file.dat
-    const FILENAME: &'static str = "big_file.dat";
     File::open(FILENAME).map(|file| Stream::from(file))
 }
 
-fn main() {
-    rocket::ignite().mount("/", routes![root, file]).launch();
+fn rocket() -> rocket::Rocket {
+    rocket::ignite().mount("/", routes![root, file])
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    rocket().launch();
 }
diff --git a/examples/stream/src/tests.rs b/examples/stream/src/tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5307b015
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/stream/src/tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+use std::fs::{self, File};
+use std::io::prelude::*;
+
+use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
+use rocket::http::Method::*;
+
+#[test]
+fn test_root() {
+    let rocket = super::rocket();
+    let mut req = MockRequest::new(Get, "/");
+    let mut res = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+
+    // Check that we have exactly 25,000 'a'.
+    let res_str = res.body_string().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(res_str.len(), 25000);
+    for byte in res_str.as_bytes() {
+        assert_eq!(*byte, b'a');
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_file() {
+    // Create the 'big_file'
+    const CONTENTS: &str = "big_file contents...not so big here";
+    let mut file = File::create(super::FILENAME).expect("create big_file");
+    file.write_all(CONTENTS.as_bytes()).expect("write to big_file");
+
+    // Get the big file contents, hopefully.
+    let rocket = super::rocket();
+    let mut req = MockRequest::new(Get, "/big_file");
+    let mut res = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+    assert_eq!(res.body_string(), Some(CONTENTS.into()));
+
+    // Delete the 'big_file'.
+    fs::remove_file(super::FILENAME).expect("remove big_file");
+}