diff --git a/ood_core.gemspec b/ood_core.gemspec
index 549beb2f..ed17aa67 100644
--- a/ood_core.gemspec
+++ b/ood_core.gemspec
@@ -32,4 +32,5 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_development_dependency "timecop", "~> 0.8"
   spec.add_development_dependency "climate_control", "~> 1.2.0"
   spec.add_development_dependency "minitest", "~> 5"
+  spec.add_development_dependency "mocha", "~> 2.4"
 end
diff --git a/test/job/adapters/slurm_test.rb b/test/job/adapters/slurm_test.rb
index 1acb99d3..e4a6c45d 100644
--- a/test/job/adapters/slurm_test.rb
+++ b/test/job/adapters/slurm_test.rb
@@ -14,4 +14,11 @@ def test_submit_interface
     veryify_keywords(slurm, :submit, [:after, :afterok, :afternotok, :afterany])
     verify_args(slurm, :submit, 1)
   end
+
+  def test_submitting_with_hold
+    slurm = slurm_instance
+    stub_submit
+    OodCore::Job::Adapters::Slurm::Batch.any_instance.expects(:submit_string).with(script_content, args: ["-H", "--export", "NONE"], env: {})
+    slurm.submit(build_script(submit_as_hold: true))
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/test_helper.rb b/test/test_helper.rb
index 3123068c..b485f041 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.rb
+++ b/test/test_helper.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 require 'ood_core'
+require 'mocha/minitest'
 
 module TestHelper
 
@@ -25,4 +26,24 @@ def verify_args(object, method, num_of_args)
 
     assert_equal(actual_num_of_args, num_of_args)
   end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+
+  def build_script(opts = {})
+    OodCore::Job::Script.new(
+      **{
+        content: script_content
+      }.merge(opts)
+    )
+  end
+
+  def script_content
+    "my job script"
+  end
+
+  def stub_submit(jobid = '123')
+    Open3.stubs(:capture3).returns([jobid, '', exit_success])
+  end
+
+  def exit_success
+    OpenStruct.new(:success? => true, :exitstatus => 0)
+  end
+end