diff --git a/core/TESTS/test_imports.py b/core/TESTS/test_imports.py
index d0b77c5..60c8a7f 100644
--- a/core/TESTS/test_imports.py
+++ b/core/TESTS/test_imports.py
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class ImportTest(TestCase):
         
         LOGBOOKS_PATH = settings.EXPOWEB / LOGBOOKS_DIR 
         test_year = "1986"
-        self.test_logbook = LOGBOOKS_PATH / test_year / DEFAULT_LOGBOOK_FILE
+        cls.test_logbook = LOGBOOKS_PATH / test_year / DEFAULT_LOGBOOK_FILE
 
     def setUp(self):
         pass
diff --git a/core/TESTS/test_parsers.py b/core/TESTS/test_parsers.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..110dadc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/TESTS/test_parsers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+"""
+We are using unittest for troggle.
+
+Note that the database has not been parsed from the source files when these tests are run,
+so any path that relies on data being in the database will fail.
+
+The simple redirections to files which exist, e.g. in
+/expoweb/
+/expofiles/
+/expofiles/documents/
+etc. will test fine.
+
+But paths like this:
+/survey_scans/
+/caves/
+which rely on database resolution will fail unless a fixture has been set up for
+them.
+
+https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/testing/tools/
+"""
+import re
+import subprocess
+import unittest
+
+from django.test import Client, SimpleTestCase, TestCase
+
+from troggle.core.models.troggle import Expedition, DataIssue, Person, PersonExpedition
+import troggle.parsers.logbooks as lbp
+
+TEST_YEAR = "1986"
+lbp.ENTRIES[TEST_YEAR] = 4 # number of entries in the test logbook 
+    
+class ImportTest(TestCase):
+    
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpTestData(cls):
+        def make_person(firstname, lastname, nickname=False, vfho=False, guest=False):
+            fullname = f"{firstname} {lastname}"
+            lookupAttribs = {"first_name": firstname, "last_name": (lastname or "")}
+            nonLookupAttribs = {"is_vfho": vfho, "fullname": fullname, "nickname": nickname}
+            person = Person.objects.create(**nonLookupAttribs, **lookupAttribs)
+            
+            lookupAttribs = {"person": person, "expedition": cls.test_expo}
+            nonLookupAttribs = {"is_guest": guest}
+            pe = PersonExpedition.objects.create(**nonLookupAttribs, **lookupAttribs)
+            
+            return person
+            
+        import troggle.settings as settings
+        
+        LOGBOOKS_PATH = settings.EXPOWEB / lbp.LOGBOOKS_DIR 
+        
+        cls.test_logbook = LOGBOOKS_PATH / TEST_YEAR / lbp.DEFAULT_LOGBOOK_FILE
+        frontmatter_file = LOGBOOKS_PATH / TEST_YEAR / "frontmatter.html"
+        if frontmatter_file.is_file():
+            frontmatter_file.unlink() # delete if it exists
+        
+        lookupAttribs = {"year": TEST_YEAR}
+        nonLookupAttribs = {"name": f"CUCC expo-test {TEST_YEAR}"}
+        cls.test_expo = Expedition.objects.create(**nonLookupAttribs, **lookupAttribs)
+        
+        fred = make_person("Fred", "Smartarse", nickname="freddy")
+        phil = make_person("Phil", "Tosser", nickname="tosspot")
+        dave = make_person("David", "Smartarse", "")
+        mike = make_person("Michael", "Wideboy", "WB", vfho=True)
+ 
+    def setUp(self):
+        pass
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        pass
+
+    def test_logbook_exists(self):
+        self.assertTrue(self.test_logbook.is_file())
+        
+    def test_logbook_parse(self):
+        
+        lbp.LoadLogbook(self.test_expo)        
+        
+        issues = DataIssue.objects.all()
+        messages = []
+        for i in issues:
+            if i.parser=="logbooks":
+                # f"{self.parser} - {self.message}"
+                messages.append(i.message)
+                print(f"'{i.message}'")
+                
+        expected = [
+            " ! - 1986 No name match for: 'Kurt Keinnamen' in entry tid='1986_s02' for this expedition year.",
+        ]
+        
+        not_expected = [
+            " ! - 1986 No name match for: 'Dave Smartarse' in entry tid='1986_s01' for this expedition year.",
+            " ! - 1986 Warning: logentry: surface  - stupour - no expo member author for entry '1986_s03'",
+            " ! - 1986 Warning: logentry: 123  - wave 2 - no expo member author for entry '1986_s02'",
+        ]
+        
+        for e in expected:
+            self.assertIn(e, messages)