diff --git a/registry/mdns/mdns_test.go b/registry/mdns/mdns_test.go
index 33789b26..09537343 100644
--- a/registry/mdns/mdns_test.go
+++ b/registry/mdns/mdns_test.go
@@ -63,26 +63,22 @@ func TestMDNS(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 
 		// get registered service
-
 		s, err := r.GetService(service.Name)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
 
 		if len(s) != 1 {
-			for _, srv := range s {
-				t.Logf("%+v", srv)
-			}
 			t.Fatalf("Expected one result for %s got %d", service.Name, len(s))
 
 		}
 
 		if s[0].Name != service.Name {
-			t.Fatal("Expected name %s got %s", service.Name, s[0].Name)
+			t.Fatalf("Expected name %s got %s", service.Name, s[0].Name)
 		}
 
 		if s[0].Version != service.Version {
-			t.Fatal("Expected version %s got %s", service.Version, s[0].Version)
+			t.Fatalf("Expected version %s got %s", service.Version, s[0].Version)
 		}
 
 		if len(s[0].Nodes) != 1 {
diff --git a/registry/mdns/watcher_test.go b/registry/mdns/watcher_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ab209f69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/registry/mdns/watcher_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+package mdns
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/micro/go-micro/registry"
+)
+
+func TestWatcher(t *testing.T) {
+	testData := []*registry.Service{
+		&registry.Service{
+			Name:    "test1",
+			Version: "1.0.1",
+			Nodes: []*registry.Node{
+				&registry.Node{
+					Id:      "test1-1",
+					Address: "10.0.0.1",
+					Port:    10001,
+					Metadata: map[string]string{
+						"foo": "bar",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		&registry.Service{
+			Name:    "test2",
+			Version: "1.0.2",
+			Nodes: []*registry.Node{
+				&registry.Node{
+					Id:      "test2-1",
+					Address: "10.0.0.2",
+					Port:    10002,
+					Metadata: map[string]string{
+						"foo2": "bar2",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		&registry.Service{
+			Name:    "test3",
+			Version: "1.0.3",
+			Nodes: []*registry.Node{
+				&registry.Node{
+					Id:      "test3-1",
+					Address: "10.0.0.3",
+					Port:    10003,
+					Metadata: map[string]string{
+						"foo3": "bar3",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	// new registry
+	r := NewRegistry()
+
+	w, err := r.Watch()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer w.Stop()
+
+	for _, service := range testData {
+		// register service
+		if err := r.Register(service); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		// get registered service
+		res, err := w.Next()
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		if res.Action != "create" {
+			t.Fatal("Expected create action for %s", service.Name)
+		}
+
+		s := []*registry.Service{res.Service}
+
+		if len(s) != 1 {
+			t.Fatalf("Expected one result for %s got %d", service.Name, len(s))
+
+		}
+
+		if s[0].Name != service.Name {
+			t.Fatalf("Expected name %s got %s", service.Name, s[0].Name)
+		}
+
+		if s[0].Version != service.Version {
+			t.Fatalf("Expected version %s got %s", service.Version, s[0].Version)
+		}
+
+		if len(s[0].Nodes) != 1 {
+			t.Fatalf("Expected 1 node, got %d", len(s[0].Nodes))
+		}
+
+		node := s[0].Nodes[0]
+
+		if node.Id != service.Nodes[0].Id {
+			t.Fatalf("Expected node id %s got %s", service.Nodes[0].Id, node.Id)
+		}
+
+		if node.Address != service.Nodes[0].Address {
+			t.Fatalf("Expected node address %s got %s", service.Nodes[0].Address, node.Address)
+		}
+
+		if node.Port != service.Nodes[0].Port {
+			t.Fatalf("Expected node port %s got %s", service.Nodes[0].Port, node.Port)
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, service := range testData {
+		// deregister
+		if err := r.Deregister(service); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		// get registered service
+		res, err := w.Next()
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		if res.Action != "delete" {
+			t.Fatalf("Expected create action for %s", service.Name)
+		}
+
+		s := []*registry.Service{res.Service}
+
+		if len(s) != 1 {
+			t.Fatalf("Expected one result for %s got %d", service.Name, len(s))
+
+		}
+
+		if s[0].Name != service.Name {
+			t.Fatalf("Expected name %s got %s", service.Name, s[0].Name)
+		}
+
+		if s[0].Version != service.Version {
+			t.Fatalf("Expected version %s got %s", service.Version, s[0].Version)
+		}
+
+		if len(s[0].Nodes) != 1 {
+			t.Fatalf("Expected 1 node, got %d", len(s[0].Nodes))
+		}
+
+		node := s[0].Nodes[0]
+
+		if node.Id != service.Nodes[0].Id {
+			t.Fatalf("Expected node id %s got %s", service.Nodes[0].Id, node.Id)
+		}
+
+		if node.Address != service.Nodes[0].Address {
+			t.Fatalf("Expected node address %s got %s", service.Nodes[0].Address, node.Address)
+		}
+
+		if node.Port != service.Nodes[0].Port {
+			t.Fatalf("Expected node port %s got %s", service.Nodes[0].Port, node.Port)
+		}
+	}
+
+}