diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index c330aed2..8b1dca84 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@
             "mainClass": "electrosphere.main.Main",
             "projectName": "Renderer"
         },
+        {
+            "type": "java",
+            "name": "Launch Main (macos)",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "mainClass": "electrosphere.main.Main",
+            "projectName": "Renderer",
+            "vmArgs": "-XstartOnFirstThread"
+        },
         {
             "type": "java",
             "name": "Launch Main (Headless)",
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c0302428..f5f84a90 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -152,6 +152,12 @@
             <version>3.36.0.3</version>
         </dependency>
 
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>junit</groupId>
+            <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+            <version>4.12</version>
+        </dependency>
+
 
     </dependencies>
 
@@ -175,6 +181,7 @@
                 </os>
             </activation>
             <properties>
+                <!-- <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>  -->
                 <lwjgl.natives>natives-macos</lwjgl.natives>
             </properties>
         </profile>
diff --git a/src/test/java/LoadingTest.java b/src/test/java/LoadingTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e7c3b7f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/LoadingTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import electrosphere.controls.ControlHandler;
+import electrosphere.game.config.UserSettings;
+import electrosphere.logger.LoggerInterface;
+import electrosphere.main.Globals;
+import junit.framework.TestCase;
+
+public class LoadingTest extends TestCase {
+    // @BeforeClass
+
+    public void testABC(){
+        //initialize logging interfaces
+        LoggerInterface.initLoggers();
+
+        //load user settings
+        UserSettings.loadUserSettings();
+
+        //controls
+        if(Globals.RUN_CLIENT){
+            initControlHandler();
+        }
+        
+        //init global variables
+        Globals.initGlobals();
+    }
+
+    public static void initControlHandler(){
+        LoggerInterface.loggerStartup.INFO("Initialize control handler");
+        Globals.controlHandler = ControlHandler.generateExampleControlsMap();
+        Globals.controlHandler.setCallbacks();
+//        Globals.controlHandler = FileLoadingUtils.loadModelObjectFromBakedJsonFile("/Config/keybinds.json",ControlHandler.class);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/TestRunner.java b/src/test/java/TestRunner.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2ecdff7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/TestRunner.java
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import org.junit.runner.JUnitCore;
+import org.junit.runner.Result;
+import org.junit.runner.notification.Failure;
+
+public class TestRunner {
+    public static void main(String[] args){
+        Result result = JUnitCore.runClasses(LoadingTest.class);
+        for(Failure failure : result.getFailures()){
+            System.out.println(failure);
+        }
+        System.out.println("Testing was successful: " + result.wasSuccessful());
+    }
+}