diff --git a/test/controllers/pages_controller_test.rb b/test/controllers/pages_controller_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5083248e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/controllers/pages_controller_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+require "test_helper"
+
+class PagesControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
+  setup do
+    sign_in users(:bob)
+  end
+
+  test "dashboard" do
+    get root_path
+    assert_response :ok
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/test_helper.rb b/test/test_helper.rb
index 0c22470e..118dc97e 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.rb
+++ b/test/test_helper.rb
@@ -11,5 +11,8 @@ module ActiveSupport
     fixtures :all
 
     # Add more helper methods to be used by all tests here...
+    def sign_in(user)
+      post session_path, params: { email: user.email, password: "password" }
+    end
   end
 end