diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dbad4722bc..b7fcd4ae4a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,9 +35,12 @@ gulp services
 
 ## Running the tests
 
-for unit tests run from project's root:
+for client-side unit tests run from project's root:
 karma start
 
+for server-side unit tests run from project's root:
+./test_services.sh
+
 ### Break down into end to end tests
 
 comming soon.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ad1d4b8515..75847067bf 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
     "gulp-yaml": "^1.0.1",
     "html-loader": "^0.4.4",
     "jasmine": "^2.7.0",
+    "jasmine-spec-reporter": "^4.2.1",
     "karma": "^1.7.0",
     "karma-chrome-launcher": "^2.2.0",
     "karma-firefox-launcher": "^1.0.1",
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@
     "karma-webpack": "^2.0.4",
     "merge-stream": "^1.0.1",
     "node-sass": "^3.11.0",
+    "nodemon": "^1.12.0",
     "pre-commit": "^1.1.3",
     "raw-loader": "*",
     "sass-loader": "^4.0.2",
diff --git a/services/client/common/methods/client/specs/activate.spec.js b/services/client/common/methods/client/specs/activate.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2988ac410c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/client/common/methods/client/specs/activate.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+describe('description', () => {
+    it('should ...', () => {
+        expect(true).toBe(true);
+    });
+});
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diff --git a/services_tests.js b/services_tests.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..93ad6295c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services_tests.js
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+require('babel-core/register')({presets: ['es2015']});
+
+// process.on('warning', warning => {
+//     console.log(warning.name);
+//     console.log(warning.message);
+//     console.log(warning.stack);
+// });
+
+var verbose = false;
+
+if (process.argv[2] === '--v') {
+    verbose = true;
+}
+
+var Jasmine = require('jasmine');
+var jasmine = new Jasmine();
+var SpecReporter = require('jasmine-spec-reporter').SpecReporter;
+
+jasmine.loadConfig({
+    spec_dir: 'services/',
+    spec_files: [
+        '**/specs/*[sS]pec.js'
+    ],
+    helpers: [
+        // to implement
+        // '/api/utils/jasmineHelpers.js'
+    ]
+});
+
+jasmine.addReporter(new SpecReporter({
+    spec: {
+        // displayStacktrace: 'summary',
+        displaySuccessful: verbose,
+        displayFailedSpec: true,
+        displaySpecDuration: true
+    }
+}));
+
+jasmine.execute();
diff --git a/test_services.sh b/test_services.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..35f253ead7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_services.sh
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+nodemon -q services_tests.js -w services
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