diff --git a/test/TestApp.ts b/test/TestApp.ts
index 0794174..118fffb 100644
--- a/test/TestApp.ts
+++ b/test/TestApp.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,22 @@
 import { expect } from 'chai';
 import mockFs from 'mock-fs';
 
-import { main, STATUS_SUCCESS } from '../src/app';
+import { main, STATUS_ERROR, STATUS_SUCCESS } from '../src/app';
 import { describeLeaks, itLeaks } from './helpers/async';
 
+const TEST_ARGS_PRE = ['node', 'test'];
+const TEST_ARGS_CONFIG = ['--config-path', 'docs', '--config-name', 'config.yml'];
+const TEST_ARGS_RULES = ['--rule-file', 'rules.yml', '--tag', 'test'];
+const TEST_ARGS_SOURCE = ['--source', 'test.yml'];
+
+const TEST_FILES = {
+  'docs': {
+    'config.yml': 'data: {logger: {level: debug, name: test, stream: !stream stderr}}',
+  },
+  'rules.yml': '{name: test, rules: [{name: test, desc: test, level: info, tags: [test], check: {type: number}}]}',
+  'test.yml': 'hello world',
+};
+
 describeLeaks('main app', async () => {
   itLeaks('completion should succeed', async () => {
     const status = await main(['node', 'test', 'complete']);
@@ -11,16 +24,12 @@ describeLeaks('main app', async () => {
   });
 
   itLeaks('should list rules and exit', async () => {
-    mockFs({
-      docs: {
-        'config.yml': 'data: {logger: {level: debug, name: test, stream: !stream stderr}}',
-      },
-    });
+    mockFs(TEST_FILES);
 
     const status = await main([
-      'node', 'test', 'list',
-      '--config-path', 'docs',
-      '--config-name', 'config.yml',
+      ...TEST_ARGS_PRE,
+      'list',
+      ...TEST_ARGS_CONFIG,
     ]);
 
     mockFs.restore();
@@ -29,22 +38,47 @@ describeLeaks('main app', async () => {
   });
 
   itLeaks('should load the source', async () => {
-    mockFs({
-      'docs': {
-        'config.yml': 'data: {logger: {level: debug, name: test, stream: !stream stderr}}',
-      },
-      'test.yml': 'hello world',
-    });
+    mockFs(TEST_FILES);
 
     const status = await main([
-      'node', 'test',
-      '--config-path', 'docs',
-      '--config-name', 'config.yml',
-      '--source', 'test.yml',
+      ...TEST_ARGS_PRE,
+      ...TEST_ARGS_CONFIG,
+      ...TEST_ARGS_SOURCE,
     ]);
 
     mockFs.restore();
 
     expect(status).to.equal(STATUS_SUCCESS);
   });
+
+  itLeaks('should exit with rule errors', async () => {
+    mockFs(TEST_FILES);
+
+    const status = await main([
+      ...TEST_ARGS_PRE,
+      ...TEST_ARGS_CONFIG,
+      ...TEST_ARGS_SOURCE,
+      ...TEST_ARGS_RULES,
+    ]);
+
+    mockFs.restore();
+
+    expect(status).to.equal(STATUS_ERROR);
+  });
+
+  itLeaks('should exit with error count', async () => {
+    mockFs(TEST_FILES);
+
+    const status = await main([
+      ...TEST_ARGS_PRE,
+      ...TEST_ARGS_CONFIG,
+      ...TEST_ARGS_SOURCE,
+      ...TEST_ARGS_RULES,
+      '--count',
+    ]);
+
+    mockFs.restore();
+
+    expect(status).to.equal(STATUS_ERROR);
+  });
 });