diff --git a/tests/test_dataset_index.py b/tests/test_dataset_index.py
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+import unittest
+import logging
+
+from flarestack.data.dataset_index import dataset_index
+
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class TestDatasetIndex(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self) -> None:
+        pass
+
+    def test_index_content(self) -> None:
+        n = len(dataset_index.get_dataset_list())
+        logger.info(f"There are {n} datasets in the index.")
+        self.assertGreater(n, 0)
+
+    def test_index_consistency(self) -> None:
+        for key in dataset_index.get_dataset_list():
+            dataset = dataset_index.get_dataset(key)
+            self.assertEqual(key, dataset.name)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()