diff --git a/bot/check-test.sh b/bot/check-test.sh
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index 0000000000..76e0df7f40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bot/check-test.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Dummy script that only creates test result file for the bot, without actually checking anything
+#
+# This script is part of the EESSI software layer, see
+# https://github.com/EESSI/software-layer.git
+#
+# author: Kenneth Hoste (HPC-UGent)
+#
+# license: GPLv2
+#
+job_dir=${PWD}
+job_out="slurm-${SLURM_JOB_ID}.out"
+job_test_result_file="_bot_job${SLURM_JOB_ID}.test"
+
+echo "[TEST]" > ${job_test_result_file}
+echo "comment_description = <em>(no tests yet)</em>" >> ${job_test_result_file}
+echo "status = SUCCESS" >> ${job_test_result_file}
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/bot/test.sh b/bot/test.sh
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index 0000000000..9d978cdcd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bot/test.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Dummy script, no tests yet
+#
+# This script is part of the EESSI software layer, see
+# https://github.com/EESSI/software-layer.git
+#
+# author: Kenneth Hoste (HPC-UGent)
+#
+# license: GPLv2
+#
+
+exit 0