diff --git a/test/debug.test.js b/test/debug.test.js
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+import test from 'ava'
+import { resolve } from 'path'
+import rp from 'request-promise-native'
+import { Nuxt, Builder } from '../index.js'
+
+const port = 4009
+const url = (route) => 'http://localhost:' + port + route
+
+let nuxt = null
+
+// Init nuxt.js and create server listening on localhost:4000
+test.before('Init Nuxt.js', async t => {
+  const rootDir = resolve(__dirname, 'fixtures/debug')
+  let config = require(resolve(rootDir, 'nuxt.config.js'))
+  config.rootDir = rootDir
+  config.dev = false
+  nuxt = new Nuxt(config)
+  await new Builder(nuxt).build()
+
+  await nuxt.listen(port, 'localhost')
+})
+
+test('Check /test/_open (open-in-editor)', async t => {
+  const { body } = await rp(url('/test/_open?file=pages/index.vue'), { resolveWithFullResponse: true })
+  t.is(body, 'opened in editor!')
+})
+
+test('Check /test/_open with error (open-in-editor)', async t => {
+  const { body } = await rp(url('/test/_open?file='), { resolveWithFullResponse: true })
+  t.is(body, 'File is not specified')
+})
+
+// Close server and ask nuxt to stop listening to file changes
+test.after('Closing server and nuxt.js', t => {
+  nuxt.close()
+})
diff --git a/test/fixtures/debug/nuxt.config.js b/test/fixtures/debug/nuxt.config.js
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+module.exports = {
+  router: {
+    base: '/test/'
+  },
+  debug: true,
+  editor: {
+    cmd: 'echo',
+    pattern: ''
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/debug/pages/index.vue b/test/fixtures/debug/pages/index.vue
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