diff --git a/message.c b/message.c
index 86311b7..455f7cd 100644
--- a/message.c
+++ b/message.c
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 ¬°¤*,¸¸,*¤°¬¯¬°¤*,¸_¸,*¤°¬°¤*,¸,*¤°¬¯¬°¤*,¸_¸,*¤°¬°¤*,¸,*¤°¬¯¬°¤*,¸_¸,*¤°¬°¤*,¸
 ¸,*¤°¬¯¬°¤*,¸_¸,*¤°¬°¤*,¸,*¤°¬¯¬°¤*,¸_¸,*¤°¬°¤*,¸,*¤°¬¯¬°¤*,¸_¸,*¤°¬°¤*,¸,*¤°¬¯
 */
-#include "config.h"
 #include "message.h"
 
 #include <cwalk.h>
@@ -61,9 +60,10 @@ bool message_printer_add(MessagePrinter *printer) {
     bool ret = false;
     if((printer != NULL) && (printer->open != NULL)) {
         ret = printer->open(printer);
-        printer->next = g_message_printer_head;
-        g_message_printer_head = printer;
-        ret = true;
+        if(ret) {
+            printer->next = g_message_printer_head;
+            g_message_printer_head = printer;
+        }
     }
     return ret;
 }
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 2cf4901..e925998 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ function(add_unit_test)
     )
 endfunction()
 
+add_unit_test(
+    NAME message
+    SOURCES 
+        message.c 
+    LIBRARIES cwalk
+    INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}
+)
+
 add_unit_test(
     NAME memory
     SOURCES 
diff --git a/test/message.c b/test/message.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b5680b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/message.c
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+/*
+¬°¤*,¸¸,*¤°¬¯¬°¤*,¸_¸,*¤°¬°¤*,¸,*¤°¬¯¬°¤*,¸_¸,*¤°¬°¤*,¸,*¤°¬¯¬°¤*,¸_¸,*¤°¬°¤*,¸
+¸,*¤°¬¯¬°¤*,¸_¸,*¤°¬°¤*,¸,*¤°¬¯¬°¤*,¸_¸,*¤°¬°¤*,¸,*¤°¬¯¬°¤*,¸_¸,*¤°¬°¤*,¸,*¤°¬¯
+
+  __/¯\____ ___/\__   _/\__   _/\_   _/\__   _/\___ ___/\__   __/\_   _/\__   
+  \_  ____/_> ____ \_/  _  \_ \  <  /_    \_/     _>> ____ \_ >    \_/  _  \_ 
+  _> ___/ ¯>__> <<__// __  _/ |>  ></ _/>  </  ¯  \\__> <<__//  /\  // __  _/ 
+ _>  \7   <__/:. \__/:. \>  \_/   L/  _____/.  7> .\_/:. \__/  <_/ </:. \>  \_ 
+|:::::::::::::::::::::::/:::::::::::::>::::::::/::::::::::::::::::::::::/:::::|
+|¯¯\::::/\:/¯\::::/¯¯¯¯<::::/\::/¯¯\:/¯¯¯¯¯¯\::\::/¯¯\::::/¯¯\::::/¯¯¯¯<::::/¯|
+|__ |¯¯|  T _ |¯¯¯| ___ |¯¯|  |¯| _ T ______ |¯¯¯¯| _ |¯¯¯| _ |¯¯¯| ___ |¯¯| _|
+   \|__|/\|/ \|___|/   \|__|/\|_|/ \|/      \|    |/ \|___|/ \|___|/dNo\|__|/  
+
+¬°¤*,¸¸,*¤°¬¯¬°¤*,¸_¸,*¤°¬°¤*,¸,*¤°¬¯¬°¤*,¸_¸,*¤°¬°¤*,¸,*¤°¬¯¬°¤*,¸_¸,*¤°¬°¤*,¸
+¸,*¤°¬¯¬°¤*,¸_¸,*¤°¬°¤*,¸,*¤°¬¯¬°¤*,¸_¸,*¤°¬°¤*,¸,*¤°¬¯¬°¤*,¸_¸,*¤°¬°¤*,¸,*¤°¬¯
+
+  This file is part of Etripator,
+  copyright (c) 2009--2023 Vincent Cruz.
+ 
+  Etripator is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+  (at your option) any later version.
+ 
+  Etripator is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ 
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+  along with Etripator.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+¬°¤*,¸¸,*¤°¬¯¬°¤*,¸_¸,*¤°¬°¤*,¸,*¤°¬¯¬°¤*,¸_¸,*¤°¬°¤*,¸,*¤°¬¯¬°¤*,¸_¸,*¤°¬°¤*,¸
+¸,*¤°¬¯¬°¤*,¸_¸,*¤°¬°¤*,¸,*¤°¬¯¬°¤*,¸_¸,*¤°¬°¤*,¸,*¤°¬¯¬°¤*,¸_¸,*¤°¬°¤*,¸,*¤°¬¯
+*/
+#include <munit.h>
+
+#include "../message.c"
+
+void* setup(const MunitParameter params[] __attribute__((unused)), void* user_data __attribute__((unused))) {
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+void tear_down(void* fixture __attribute__((unused))) {
+}
+
+MunitResult message_init_test(const MunitParameter params[] __attribute__((unused)), void* fixture __attribute__((unused))) {
+    g_message_printer_head = (MessagePrinter*)0xBEEF;
+    message_printer_init();
+    munit_assert_ptr_null(g_message_printer_head);
+    
+    return MUNIT_OK;
+}
+
+static unsigned int dummy_open_0_call_count;
+static bool dummy_open_0(MessagePrinter *printer) {
+    dummy_open_0_call_count++;
+    return true;
+}
+static bool dummy_open_1(MessagePrinter *printer) {
+    dummy_open_0_call_count++;
+    return false;
+}
+
+MunitResult message_add_test(const MunitParameter params[] __attribute__((unused)), void* fixture __attribute__((unused))) {
+    message_printer_init();
+    munit_assert_ptr_null(g_message_printer_head);
+    
+    MessagePrinter printer[4] = {
+        [0] = { .open = dummy_open_0 },
+        [1] = { .open = dummy_open_0 },
+        [2] = { .open = dummy_open_1 },
+        [3] = { .open = dummy_open_0 },
+    };
+
+    dummy_open_0_call_count = 0;
+    munit_assert_true(message_printer_add(&printer[0]));
+    munit_assert_uint(dummy_open_0_call_count, ==, 1);
+    munit_assert_ptr_equal(g_message_printer_head, &printer[0]);
+    munit_assert_null(g_message_printer_head->next);
+
+    munit_assert_true(message_printer_add(&printer[1]));
+    munit_assert_uint(dummy_open_0_call_count, ==, 2);
+    munit_assert_ptr_equal(g_message_printer_head, &printer[1]);
+    munit_assert_ptr_equal(g_message_printer_head->next, &printer[0]);
+    munit_assert_null(printer[0].next);
+
+    munit_assert_false(message_printer_add(&printer[2]));
+    munit_assert_uint(dummy_open_0_call_count, ==, 3);
+    munit_assert_ptr_equal(g_message_printer_head, &printer[1]);
+    munit_assert_ptr_equal(g_message_printer_head->next, &printer[0]);
+    munit_assert_null(g_message_printer_head->next->next);
+
+    munit_assert_true(message_printer_add(&printer[3]));
+    munit_assert_uint(dummy_open_0_call_count, ==, 4);
+    munit_assert_ptr_equal(g_message_printer_head, &printer[3]);
+    munit_assert_ptr_equal(g_message_printer_head->next, &printer[1]);
+    munit_assert_ptr_equal(g_message_printer_head->next->next, &printer[0]);
+    munit_assert_null(g_message_printer_head->next->next->next);
+
+    return MUNIT_OK;
+}
+
+static MunitTest message_tests[] = {
+    { "/init", message_init_test, setup, tear_down, MUNIT_TEST_OPTION_NONE, NULL },
+    { "/add", message_add_test, setup, tear_down, MUNIT_TEST_OPTION_NONE, NULL },
+    // [todo] destroy
+    // [todo] print
+    { NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, MUNIT_TEST_OPTION_NONE, NULL }
+};
+
+static const MunitSuite message_suite = {
+    "message testt suite", message_tests, NULL, 1, MUNIT_SUITE_OPTION_NONE
+};
+
+int main (int argc, char* const* argv) {
+    return munit_suite_main(&message_suite, NULL, argc, argv);
+}
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