diff --git a/Pipfile b/Pipfile
index 7b1892b1..a0b20a25 100644
--- a/Pipfile
+++ b/Pipfile
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Pillow = "*"
 flake8 = "==4.0.1"
 tox = "==3.24.4"
 pytest = "==6.2.5"
+pytest-asyncio = "==0.16.0"
 pytest-cov = "==3.0.0"
 mypy = "==0.910"
 twine = "==3.4.2"
diff --git a/tests/core/test_heartbeat.py b/tests/core/test_heartbeat.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6a0e2a57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/core/test_heartbeat.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# Copyright Pincer 2021-Present
+# Full MIT License can be found in `LICENSE` at the project root.
+
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, Mock, patch, PropertyMock
+
+import pytest
+
+from pincer.core.heartbeat import Heartbeat
+from tests.utils.utils import assert_not_raises
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def web_socket_client_protocol():
+    return AsyncMock()
+
+
+class TestHeartbeat:
+    def test_get(self):
+        assert Heartbeat.get() == 0
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_handle_hello(self, web_socket_client_protocol):
+        payload = Mock()
+        payload.data.get.return_value = 1
+        with patch("pincer.core.heartbeat.Heartbeat"):
+            await Heartbeat.handle_hello(web_socket_client_protocol, payload)
+        web_socket_client_protocol.send.assert_awaited_once()
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_handle_heartbeat(self, web_socket_client_protocol):
+        await Heartbeat.handle_heartbeat(web_socket_client_protocol, "GARBAGE")
+        web_socket_client_protocol.send.assert_awaited_once()
+
+    def test_update_sequence(self):
+        with assert_not_raises():
+            Heartbeat.update_sequence(42)
diff --git a/tests/requirements.txt b/tests/requirements.txt
index 92709451..4fa81360 100644
--- a/tests/requirements.txt
+++ b/tests/requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 pytest==6.2.5
+pytest-asyncio==0.16.0
diff --git a/tests/utils/__init__.py b/tests/utils/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/tests/utils/utils.py b/tests/utils/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8c2795a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/utils/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+from contextlib import contextmanager
+
+
+@contextmanager
+def assert_not_raises():
+    """Dummy context manager to highlight a row of a test
+    that should not raises any exception"""
+    yield