diff --git a/tests/test_pickle_detection.py b/tests/test_pickle_detection.py
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+import unittest
+import pickle
+import tempfile
+from detection.pickle_detection import pickleScanner, pickleDataDetection
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+
+class TestPickleScanner(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        # Create temporary files with valid and malicious data
+        self.valid_data = {"key": "value"}
+        self.malicious_data = b"\x80\x03csubprocess\ncheck_output\nq\x00X\x05\x00\x00\x00echo 1q\x01\x85q\x02Rq\x03."
+
+        self.valid_file = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False)
+        self.valid_file.write(pickle.dumps(self.valid_data))
+        self.valid_file.close()
+
+        self.malicious_file = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False)
+        self.malicious_file.write(self.malicious_data)
+        self.malicious_file.close()
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        # Clean up temporary files
+        import os
+
+        os.remove(self.valid_file.name)
+        os.remove(self.malicious_file.name)
+
+    def test_valid_pickle(self):
+        with open(self.valid_file.name, "rb") as file:
+            scanner = pickleScanner(file)
+            print(scanner.maliciousModule)
+            scanner.load()
+        output = scanner.output()
+        self.assertEqual(output["ReduceCount"], 0)
+        self.assertEqual(output["maliciousModule"], [])
+
+    def test_malicious_pickle(self):
+        with open(self.malicious_file.name, "rb") as file:
+            scanner = pickleScanner(file)
+            scanner.load()
+        output = scanner.output()
+        self.assertEqual(output["ReduceCount"], 1)
+        self.assertIn(("subprocess", "check_output"), output["maliciousModule"])
+
+    @patch("builtins.print")
+    def test_pickleDataDetection_no_output_file(self, mock_print):
+        # test output to stdout if filename is not given
+        with patch("builtins.print") as mock_print:
+            pickleDataDetection(self.valid_file.name)
+            mock_print.assert_called_once()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()