diff --git a/restic_volume_backup/cli.py b/restic_volume_backup/cli.py
index 9062f5b..47fd525 100644
--- a/restic_volume_backup/cli.py
+++ b/restic_volume_backup/cli.py
@@ -95,8 +95,11 @@ def start_backup_process(config, containers):
 
     # Waste a few seconds faking a backup
     print("Fake backup running")
+    
+    # restic.test()
+
     import time
-    for i in range(5):
+    for i in range(3):
         time.sleep(1)
         logger.info('test')
         print(i)
diff --git a/restic_volume_backup/restic.py b/restic_volume_backup/restic.py
index 8b574bf..8f68171 100644
--- a/restic_volume_backup/restic.py
+++ b/restic_volume_backup/restic.py
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+def test():
+    run_command(['pwd'])
+    run_command(['ls', '-l'])
+    run_command(['ls', '/backup'])
+
 
 def init_repo(repository):
     """