diff --git a/dev/flake-module.nix b/dev/flake-module.nix
index 40fe958..49b1102 100644
--- a/dev/flake-module.nix
+++ b/dev/flake-module.nix
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
       };
     };
 
+    checks.eval-tests =
+      let tests = import ./tests/eval-tests.nix;
+      in tests.runTests pkgs.emptyFile // { internals = tests; };
+
   };
   flake = {
     # for repl exploration / debug
diff --git a/dev/tests/eval-tests.nix b/dev/tests/eval-tests.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..450b6a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/tests/eval-tests.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+rec {
+  f-p = builtins.getFlake (toString ../..);
+  f-p-lib = f-p.lib;
+
+  inherit (f-p-lib) mkFlake;
+  inherit (f-p.inputs.nixpkgs-lib) lib;
+
+  pkg = system: name: derivation {
+    name = name;
+    builder = "no-builder";
+    system = system;
+  };
+
+  empty = mkFlake
+    { self = { }; }
+    {
+      systems = [ ];
+    };
+
+  example1 = mkFlake
+    { self = { }; }
+    {
+      systems = [ "a" "b" ];
+      perSystem = { system, ... }: {
+        packages.hello = pkg system "hello";
+      };
+    };
+
+  runTests = ok:
+
+    assert empty == {
+      apps = { };
+      checks = { };
+      darwinModules = { };
+      devShells = { };
+      formatter = { };
+      legacyPackages = { };
+      nixosConfigurations = { };
+      nixosModules = { };
+      overlays = { };
+      packages = { };
+    };
+
+    assert example1 == {
+      apps = { a = { }; b = { }; };
+      checks = { a = { }; b = { }; };
+      darwinModules = { };
+      devShells = { a = { }; b = { }; };
+      formatter = { };
+      legacyPackages = { a = { }; b = { }; };
+      nixosConfigurations = { };
+      nixosModules = { };
+      overlays = { };
+      packages = {
+        a = { hello = pkg "a" "hello"; };
+        b = { hello = pkg "b" "hello"; };
+      };
+    };
+
+    ok;
+
+  result = runTests "ok";
+}