diff --git a/tests/runtime.bats b/tests/runtime.bats
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+#!/usr/bin/env bats
+
+SUT_IMAGE=bats-jenkins
+SUT_CONTAINER=bats-jenkins
+
+load 'test_helper/bats-support/load'
+load 'test_helper/bats-assert/load'
+load test_helpers
+
+@test "build image" {
+  cd $BATS_TEST_DIRNAME/..
+  docker build -t $SUT_IMAGE .
+}
+
+@test "clean test containers" {
+    cleanup $SUT_CONTAINER
+}
+
+@test "test multiple JENKINS_OPTS" {
+  # running --help --version should return the version, not the help
+  local version=$(grep 'ENV JENKINS_VERSION' Dockerfile | sed -e 's/.*:-\(.*\)}/\1/')
+  # need the last line of output
+  assert "${version}" docker run --rm -ti -e JENKINS_OPTS="--help --version" --name $SUT_CONTAINER -P $SUT_IMAGE | tail -n 1
+}
+
+@test "test jenkins arguments" {
+  # running --help --version should return the version, not the help
+  local version=$(grep 'ENV JENKINS_VERSION' Dockerfile | sed -e 's/.*:-\(.*\)}/\1/')
+  # need the last line of output
+  assert "${version}" docker run --rm -ti --name $SUT_CONTAINER -P $SUT_IMAGE --help --version | tail -n 1
+}
+
+@test "create test container" {
+    docker run -d -e JAVA_OPTS="-Duser.timezone=Europe/Madrid -Dhudson.model.DirectoryBrowserSupport.CSP=\"default-src 'self'; script-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline' 'unsafe-eval'; style-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline';\"" --name $SUT_CONTAINER -P $SUT_IMAGE
+}
+
+@test "test container is running" {
+  sleep 1  # give time to eventually fail to initialize
+  retry 3 1 assert "true" docker inspect -f {{.State.Running}} $SUT_CONTAINER
+}
+
+@test "Jenkins is initialized" {
+    retry 30 5 test_url /api/json
+}
+
+@test "JAVA_OPTS are set" {
+    local sed_expr='s/<wbr>//g;s/<td class="pane">.*<\/td><td class.*normal">//g;s/<t.>//g;s/<\/t.>//g'
+    assert 'default-src &#039;self&#039;; script-src &#039;self&#039; &#039;unsafe-inline&#039; &#039;unsafe-eval&#039;; style-src &#039;self&#039; &#039;unsafe-inline&#039;;' \
+      bash -c "curl -fsSL --user \"admin:$(get_jenkins_password)\" $(get_jenkins_url)/systemInfo | sed 's/<\/tr>/<\/tr>\'$'\n/g' | grep '<td class=\"pane\">hudson.model.DirectoryBrowserSupport.CSP</td>' | sed -e '${sed_expr}'"
+    assert 'Europe/Madrid' \
+      bash -c "curl -fsSL --user \"admin:$(get_jenkins_password)\" $(get_jenkins_url)/systemInfo | sed 's/<\/tr>/<\/tr>\'$'\n/g' | grep '<td class=\"pane\">user.timezone</td>' | sed -e '${sed_expr}'"
+}
+
+@test "clean test containers" {
+    cleanup $SUT_CONTAINER
+}