diff --git a/test/test_sam.py b/test/test_sam.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5af0095
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_sam.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import unittest
+import os
+
+import i2plib.sam
+import i2plib.utils
+
+class TestSAM(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_sam_message(self):
+        text = "COMMAND SUBCOMMAND NAME=VALUE NAME2=VALUE\n"
+        m = i2plib.sam.Message(text)
+        self.assertEqual(m.cmd, "COMMAND")
+        self.assertEqual(str(m), text)
+
+        m = i2plib.sam.Message(text.encode())
+        self.assertEqual(m["NAME"], "VALUE")
+
diff --git a/test/test_utils.py b/test/test_utils.py
index d9023ed..7ea13c2 100644
--- a/test/test_utils.py
+++ b/test/test_utils.py
@@ -4,10 +4,6 @@ import os
 import i2plib.sam
 import i2plib.utils
 
-TEST_KEY = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), 'test', 'data', 'test.dat')
-TEST_DEST_B32 = "testvjtq2sfj5a6m7dwecpuxwbpwglgrma4i2iisxg2g5bnogm5a"
-TEST_DEST_B64 = "Q8VZ41jSRFutjRYDbnDioTfMitFMAMINRqrgcwISQ3ObOyzjBX9Kz~OJz7ShyGqdILTxgeDYkGTpYEp4HIleUHwXUVaX8tEjEYQPYMTZr-ol-biPwokefgUtOG5MKB7d3pPN9z5j6wFaYfUhSuXq6eVkMqxE9S3MGP5D8l2ihYhvlKrL5uTW0up8GnO~o0e7SXoYRUES1TuA78GkB10qOJKEW4ow0YFr2m1I7gL7mrJu44XfvAALOmyKuJxvXxpevAeeW1TWEWONP9skUC9N3mvQsGRBCzIeZEgSlT0Vkdg8e5r8nUYAWxZmeY4U-vW2lchCb4hz4Tnuj9nWsMdj4bjnuBe51SE4G93Fw73o3w4PHL2blh0yVLGOlVzHOv6kz2TPg4dnjioI0sFTnFv4CyARPHHJtKMQi7JF6SucMSO4F2u~XdSIMnV845OIL1W52097~LqX9uW7sg-pbueB1FSUIyv4GpwZo2XKxSm6EQ5tv2tYs9LowPDQzPZhXAAUBQAEAAcAAA=="
-
 class TestUtils(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_session_id_generation(self):