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diff --git a/test/test_cli.py b/test/test_cli.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+"""CLI functional tests"""
+
+import unittest
+from framework import VppTestCase, VppTestRunner
+
+
+class TestCLI(VppTestCase):
+    """ CLI Test Case """
+    maxDiff = None
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(TestCLI, cls).setUpClass()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDownClass(cls):
+        super(TestCLI, cls).tearDownClass()
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestCLI, self).setUp()
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        super(TestCLI, self).tearDown()
+
+    def test_cli_retval(self):
+        """ CLI inband retval """
+        rv = self.vapi.papi.cli_inband(cmd='this command does not exist')
+        self.assertNotEqual(rv.retval, 0)
+
+        rv = self.vapi.papi.cli_inband(cmd='show version')
+        self.assertEqual(rv.retval, 0)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main(testRunner=VppTestRunner)