diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index e26ce52..c26e258 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
         key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
         restore-keys: |
           ${{ runner.os }}-go-
-    - run: go test ./internal/storage ./server ./internal/tools -v
+    - run: go test ./internal/storage ./server ./internal/tools ./internal/tools/html2text -v
     - run: go test ./internal/storage -bench=.
     
     # build the assets
diff --git a/internal/tools/html2text/html2text_test.go b/internal/tools/html2text/html2text_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd17639
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/tools/html2text/html2text_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+package html2text
+
+import "testing"
+
+func TestPlain(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := map[string]string{}
+	tests["this is a  test"] = "this is a test"
+	tests["thiS IS a Test"] = "thiS IS a Test"
+	tests["thiS IS a Test :-)"] = "thiS IS a Test :-)"
+	tests["<h1>This is a test.</h1> "] = "This is a test."
+	tests["<p>Paragraph 1</p><p>Paragraph 2</p>"] = "Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2"
+	tests["<h1>Heading</h1><p>Paragraph</p>"] = "Heading Paragraph"
+	tests["<span>Alpha</span>bet <strong>chars</strong>"] = "Alphabet chars"
+	tests["<span><b>A</b>lpha</span>bet  chars."] = "Alphabet chars."
+	tests["<table><tr><td>First</td><td>Second</td></table>"] = "First Second"
+	tests[`<h1>Heading</h1>
+		<p>Paragraph</p>`] = "Heading Paragraph"
+	tests[`<h1>Heading</h1><p>   <a href="https://github.com">linked text</a></p>`] = "Heading linked text"
+	// broken html
+	tests[`<h1>Heading</h3><p>   <a href="https://github.com">linked text.`] = "Heading linked text."
+
+	for str, expected := range tests {
+		res := Strip(str, false)
+		if res != expected {
+			t.Log("error:", res, "!=", expected)
+			t.Fail()
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWithLinks(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := map[string]string{}
+	tests["this is a  test"] = "this is a test"
+	tests["thiS IS a Test"] = "thiS IS a Test"
+	tests["thiS IS a Test :-)"] = "thiS IS a Test :-)"
+	tests["<h1>This is a test.</h1> "] = "This is a test."
+	tests["<p>Paragraph 1</p><p>Paragraph 2</p>"] = "Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2"
+	tests["<h1>Heading</h1><p>Paragraph</p>"] = "Heading Paragraph"
+	tests["<span>Alpha</span>bet <strong>chars</strong>"] = "Alphabet chars"
+	tests["<span><b>A</b>lpha</span>bet  chars."] = "Alphabet chars."
+	tests["<table><tr><td>First</td><td>Second</td></table>"] = "First Second"
+	tests["<h1>Heading</h1><p>Paragraph</p>"] = "Heading Paragraph"
+	tests[`<h1>Heading</h1>
+		<p>Paragraph</p>`] = "Heading Paragraph"
+	tests[`<h1>Heading</h1><p>   <a href="https://github.com">linked text</a></p>`] = "Heading https://github.com linked text"
+	// broken html
+	tests[`<h1>Heading</h3><p>   <a href="https://github.com">linked text.`] = "Heading https://github.com linked text."
+
+	for str, expected := range tests {
+		res := Strip(str, true)
+		if res != expected {
+			t.Log("error:", res, "!=", expected)
+			t.Fail()
+		}
+	}
+}