diff --git a/receptorctl/tests/test_cli.py b/receptorctl/tests/test_cli.py
index 5cafe057b..a6c83d36f 100644
--- a/receptorctl/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/receptorctl/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # The goal is to write tests following the click documentation:
 # https://click.palletsprojects.com/en/8.0.x/testing/
 
-import pytest
+import pytest, json
 
 
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures("receptor_mesh_mesh1")
@@ -25,3 +25,39 @@ def test_cmd_status(self, invoke_as_json):
         ) == set(
             json_output.keys()
         ), "The command returned unexpected keys from json output"
+
+    def test_cmd_ping(self, invoke):
+        result = invoke(commands.ping, ["node2"])
+        assert result.exit_code == 0
+        assert 'Reply from node2 in' in result.output
+
+    @pytest.mark.skip(reason="skip code is 0 bug related here https://github.com/ansible/receptor/issues/431")
+    def test_cmd_work_missing_subcommand(self, invoke):
+        result = invoke(commands.work, [])
+        assert result.exit_code != 0
+        assert 'Usage: cli work [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...' in result.output
+
+    @pytest.mark.skip(reason="skip code is 0 bug related here https://github.com/ansible/receptor/issues/431")
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("command, error_message", [
+        # ('cancel', 'No unit IDs supplied: Not doing anything'),
+        ('release', 'No unit IDs supplied: Not doing anything'),
+        # ('results', 'Usage: cli work results [OPTIONS] UNIT_ID'),
+        # ('submit', 'Usage: cli work submit [OPTIONS] WORKTYPE [CMDPARAMS]')
+    ])
+    def test_cmd_work_missing_param(self, invoke, command, error_message):
+        result = invoke(commands.work, [command])
+        assert result.exit_code != 0
+        assert error_message in result.stdout
+
+    def test_cmd_work_cancel_successfully(self, invoke):
+        # Require fixture with a node running work
+        pass
+
+    def test_cmd_work_list_empty_work_unit(self, invoke):
+        result = invoke(commands.work, ["list"])
+        assert result.exit_code == 0
+        assert json.loads(result.output) == {}
+
+    def test_cmd_work_list_successfully(self, invoke):
+        # Require fixture with a node running work
+        pass