# Unit testing can't load node in my it block?
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unit-testing-cant-load-node-in-my-it-block/47288
**Category:** Developing Nodes
**Created:** [17 June 2021 10:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unit-testing-cant-load-node-in-my-it-block/47288 "2021-06-17T10:05:54Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@zoujagger](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zoujagger)
#### Post date: [17 June 2021 10:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unit-testing-cant-load-node-in-my-it-block/47288/1 "2021-06-17T10:05:54Z")
hi guys,
I've node-red installed globally and from my custom node project i've installed
```auto
npm install node-red-node-test-helper node-red --save-dev
```
test fail when i run npm test from my custom node project.
```auto
should be loaded:
TypeError: Cannot read property 'should' of null
```
this is my test file
```auto
var should = require("should");
var helper = require("node-red-node-test-helper");
var mycsnode = require("../mycustom");
helper.init(require.resolve('node-red'));
describe('mycsnode Node', function () {
beforeEach(function (done) {
helper.startServer(done);
});
afterEach(function (done) {
helper.unload().then(function() {
helper.stopServer(done);
});
});
it('should be loaded', function (done) {
var flow = [{ id: "n1", type: "mycsnode", name: "test name" }];
helper.load(mycsnode, flow, function () {
var n1 = helper.getNode("n1");
console.log('n1---', n1);
try {
n1.should.have.property('name', 'test name');
done();
} catch(err) {
done(err);
}
});
});
});
```
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [17 June 2021 10:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unit-testing-cant-load-node-in-my-it-block/47288/2 "2021-06-17T10:20:06Z")
> [@zoujagger](#):
>
> `console.log('n1---', n1);`
what does this line ↑ show in console?
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### Author:  [@zoujagger](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zoujagger)
#### Post date: [17 June 2021 10:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unit-testing-cant-load-node-in-my-it-block/47288/3 "2021-06-17T10:21:25Z")
hi thanks for your reply.
this line show n1--- null
---
### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [17 June 2021 10:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unit-testing-cant-load-node-in-my-it-block/47288/4 "2021-06-17T10:24:42Z")
thats why your test fails.
Can you confirm that your custom node `../mycustom` actually runs in a node-red install?
if it does, then add one to your flow & export it to clip board & use that as your `n1` flow value.
You could also add (inside the try, 1st line) `should(n).be.Object();` to be more specific
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### Author:  [@zoujagger](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zoujagger)
#### Post date: [17 June 2021 10:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unit-testing-cant-load-node-in-my-it-block/47288/5 "2021-06-17T10:39:33Z")
test pass when i export my config to clip board as my n1 value.
thank you guy
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [1 July 2021 10:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unit-testing-cant-load-node-in-my-it-block/47288/6 "2021-07-01T10:39:35Z")
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