diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 972ffd5..ab94f28 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 result
 result/
 .direnv
+.nixos-test-history
 
 # Ignore files generated by common IDEs
 .vscode/*
diff --git a/flake/tests/checks/homeManagerModule.nix b/flake/tests/checks/homeManagerModule.nix
index f6a29f9..f568243 100644
--- a/flake/tests/checks/homeManagerModule.nix
+++ b/flake/tests/checks/homeManagerModule.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 }:
 nixosTest {
   name = "home-manager-test";
+  skipLint = true;
 
   nodes.machine = {
     imports = [
@@ -27,5 +28,39 @@ nixosTest {
     };
   };
 
-  testScript = "";
+  testScript = ''
+    import subprocess
+    machine.wait_for_unit("default.target")
+
+    def check_errs(process):
+      # Check for errors
+      print("Connecting to Neovim process")
+
+      # Capture stdout and stderr
+      stdout, stderr = process.communicate()
+
+      # Print captured stdout and stderr
+      if stdout:
+        print("Captured stdout:")
+        print(stdout.decode('utf-8'))
+      if stderr:
+        print("Captured stderr:")
+        print(stderr.decode('utf-8'))
+
+    def run_neovim_headless():
+      print("Running Neovim in headless mode.")
+
+      # Run Neovim in headless mode
+      nvim_process = subprocess.Popen(['nvim', '--headless'], stdin=subprocess.PIPE, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+
+      check_errs(nvim_process)
+
+      # Load configuration file
+      nvim_process.stdin.write(b':NonExistentCommand\n')
+      nvim_process.stdin.flush()
+
+    # run Neovim in headless mode
+    # and expect it to return sucessfully
+    machine.succeed(run_neovim_headless())
+  '';
 }
diff --git a/flake/tests/default.nix b/flake/tests/default.nix
index 4db2ffa..11463e4 100644
--- a/flake/tests/default.nix
+++ b/flake/tests/default.nix
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
   in {
     checks = packagesFromDirectoryRecursive {
       inherit callPackage;
+      testProfile = ../profiles/minimal.nix;
       directory = ./checks;
     };