diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 961683f3e..4d36d9612 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -73,3 +73,17 @@ ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(${SRC} ${BIN})
 ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET(distclean 
     COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -P ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/distclean.cmake
 )
+
+# Add an automatic test
+ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET(Run_Test ALL 
+    COMMAND echo "***Running Python script examples/Basic_Simulation/initial_conditions.py***" 
+    COMMAND python ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/examples/Basic_Simulation/initial_conditions.py
+    COMMAND echo "***Saving data to directory examples/Basic_Simulation/simdata***"
+    COMMAND echo "***Running Python script examples/Basic_Simulation/output_reader.py***"
+    COMMAND python ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/examples/Basic_Simulation/output_reader.py
+    COMMAND echo "***Plotting results as examples/Basic_Simulation/output.eps***"
+    COMMAND echo "***Calculating errors with Python script examples/Basic_Simulation/errors.py***"
+    COMMAND python ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/examples/Basic_Simulation/errors.py
+    COMMAND echo "***Test Complete***"
+)
+