diff --git a/.build.yml b/.build.yml
index d763afe..97e8e89 100644
--- a/.build.yml
+++ b/.build.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ packages:
   - shellcheck
   - editorconfig-checker
   - shellspec
+  - gojq
+  - jq
 sources:
   - https://git.sr.ht/~mil/sxmo-utils
 tasks:
diff --git a/spec/helper/jq.sh b/spec/helper/jq.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..51b4f36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/helper/jq.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# include common definitions
+# shellcheck source=scripts/core/sxmo_common.sh
+. sxmo_common.sh
+
+jq -v | cut -d" " -f1
diff --git a/spec/scripts/core/sxmo_common_spec.sh b/spec/scripts/core/sxmo_common_spec.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dddce58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/scripts/core/sxmo_common_spec.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# shellcheck disable=SC2155
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+# Copyright 2022 Sxmo Contributors
+
+# This file is to investigate whether sxmo_common.sh is loaded in tests
+
+Describe 'sxmo_common.sh'
+	It 'runs all tests with sxmo_common.sh loaded'
+		When call sh spec/helper/jq.sh
+		The output should equal 'gojq'
+		The status should be success
+	End
+End