diff --git a/test.sh b/test.sh
index 4778256..2a2ee6e 100755
--- a/test.sh
+++ b/test.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ tests/test_shell.sh $PROG
 tests/test_meterfiles.sh $PROG
 tests/test_config1.sh $PROG
 tests/test_logfile.sh $PROG
+tests/test_elements.sh $PROG
 tests/test_listen_to_all.sh $PROG
 tests/test_multiple_ids.sh $PROG
 #tests/test_oneshot.sh $PROG broken test
diff --git a/tests/config3/etc/wmbusmeters.conf b/tests/config3/etc/wmbusmeters.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0bec2ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/config3/etc/wmbusmeters.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+loglevel=normal
+device=simulations/simulation_multiple_qcalorics.txt
+logtelegrams=false
+format=json
+meterfiles=testoutput/meter_readings3
+meterfilesaction=append
+logfile=testoutput/thelog3.txt
diff --git a/tests/config3/etc/wmbusmeters.d/Element b/tests/config3/etc/wmbusmeters.d/Element
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..544f874
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/config3/etc/wmbusmeters.d/Element
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+name=Element
+type=qcaloric
+id=*
+key=
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/test_elements.sh b/tests/test_elements.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..cea5860
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_elements.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+PROG="$1"
+TEST=testoutput
+mkdir -p $TEST/meter_readings3
+
+rm -f $TEST/meter_readings3/Element
+cat simulations/simulation_multiple_qcalorics.txt | grep '^{' > $TEST/test_expected.txt
+
+$PROG --useconfig=tests/config3 > $TEST/test_output.txt
+
+if [ "$?" == "0" ]
+then
+    cat $TEST/meter_readings3/Element | sed 's/"timestamp":"....-..-..T..:..:..Z"/"timestamp":"1111-11-11T11:11:11Z"/' > $TEST/test_responses.txt
+    diff $TEST/test_expected.txt $TEST/test_responses.txt
+    if [ "$?" == "0" ]
+    then
+        echo Elements OK
+    fi
+else
+    echo Failure.
+    exit 1
+fi