diff --git a/src/console/console.js b/src/console/console.js
index 044aa5f..35d98e0 100644
--- a/src/console/console.js
+++ b/src/console/console.js
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import './console.scss';
 import Completion from './completion';
-import consoleReducer, { defaultState } from '../reducers/console';
+import consoleReducer from '../reducers/console';
 
 // TODO consider object-oriented
 var prevValue = "";
 var completion = null;
 var completionOrigin = "";
-let state = defaultState;
+let state = consoleReducer(undefined, {});
 
 const blurMessage = () => {
   return {
diff --git a/src/reducers/console.js b/src/reducers/console.js
index 62fc951..3303802 100644
--- a/src/reducers/console.js
+++ b/src/reducers/console.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import actions from '../actions';
 
-export const defaultState = {
-  errorText: '',
+const defaultState = {
   errorShown: false,
-  commandText: '',
+  errorText: '',
   commandShown: false,
+  commandText: '',
   completions: [],
 };
 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export default function reducer(state = defaultState, action = {}) {
     return Object.assign({}, state, {
       commandShown: true, 
       commandText: action.text,
-      errorShow: false,
+      errorShown: false,
       completions: []
     });
   case actions.CONSOLE_SET_COMPLETIONS:
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ export default function reducer(state = defaultState, action = {}) {
     });
   case actions.CONSOLE_SHOW_ERROR:
     return Object.assign({}, state, {
-      errorText: action.message,
-      errorShow: true,
+      errorText: action.text,
+      errorShown: true,
       commandShown: false,
     });
   case actions.CONSOLE_HIDE:
diff --git a/test/actions/console.test.js b/test/actions/console.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..512ee40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/actions/console.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import { expect } from "chai";
+import actions from '../../src/actions';
+import * as consoleActions from '../../src/actions/console';
+
+describe("console actions", () => {
+  describe("showCommand", () => {
+    it('create CONSOLE_SHOW_COMMAND action', () => {
+      let action = consoleActions.showCommand('hello');
+      expect(action.type).to.equal(actions.CONSOLE_SHOW_COMMAND);
+      expect(action.text).to.equal('hello');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("setCompletions", () => {
+    it('create CONSOLE_SET_COMPLETIONS action', () => {
+      let action = consoleActions.setCompletions([1,2,3]);
+      expect(action.type).to.equal(actions.CONSOLE_SET_COMPLETIONS);
+      expect(action.completions).to.deep.equal([1, 2, 3]);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("showError", () => {
+    it('create CONSOLE_SHOW_ERROR action', () => {
+      let action = consoleActions.showError('an error');
+      expect(action.type).to.equal(actions.CONSOLE_SHOW_ERROR);
+      expect(action.text).to.equal('an error');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("hide", () => {
+    it('create CONSOLE_HIDE action', () => {
+      let action = consoleActions.hide();
+      expect(action.type).to.equal(actions.CONSOLE_HIDE);
+    });
+  });
+});
+
diff --git a/test/reducers/console.test.js b/test/reducers/console.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9820a08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/reducers/console.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import { expect } from "chai";
+import actions from '../../src/actions';
+import consoleReducer from '../../src/reducers/console';
+
+describe("console reducer", () => {
+  it('return the initial state', () => {
+    let state = consoleReducer(undefined, {});
+    expect(state).to.have.property('errorShown', false);
+    expect(state).to.have.property('errorText', '');
+    expect(state).to.have.property('commandShown', false);
+    expect(state).to.have.property('commandText', '');
+    expect(state).to.have.deep.property('completions', []);
+  });
+
+  it('return next state for CONSOLE_SHOW_COMMAND', () => {
+    let action = { type: actions.CONSOLE_SHOW_COMMAND, text: 'open ' };
+    let state = consoleReducer({}, action);
+    expect(state).to.have.property('commandShown', true);
+    expect(state).to.have.property('commandText', 'open ');
+    expect(state).to.have.property('errorShown', false);
+  });
+
+  it('return next state for CONSOLE_SET_COMPLETIONS', () => {
+    let action = { type: actions.CONSOLE_SET_COMPLETIONS, completions: [1, 2, 3] };
+    let state = consoleReducer({}, action);
+    expect(state).to.have.deep.property('completions', [1, 2, 3]);
+  });
+
+  it('return next state for CONSOLE_SHOW_ERROR', () => {
+    let action = { type: actions.CONSOLE_SHOW_ERROR, text: 'an error' };
+    let state = consoleReducer({}, action);
+    expect(state).to.have.property('errorShown', true);
+    expect(state).to.have.property('errorText', 'an error');
+    expect(state).to.have.property('commandShown', false);
+  });
+
+  it('return next state for CONSOLE_HIDE', () => {
+    let action = { type: actions.CONSOLE_HIDE };
+    let state = consoleReducer({}, action);
+    expect(state).to.have.property('errorShown', false);
+    expect(state).to.have.property('commandShown', false);
+  });
+});