diff --git a/recipes/authentik/tests_authentik/fixtures_authentik.py b/recipes/authentik/tests_authentik/fixtures_authentik.py
index b19b06a..f1c5823 100644
--- a/recipes/authentik/tests_authentik/fixtures_authentik.py
+++ b/recipes/authentik/tests_authentik/fixtures_authentik.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from pytest_abra import BaseUrl, DirManager
 @pytest.fixture
 def authentik_admin_context(context: BrowserContext, DIR: DirManager) -> BrowserContext:
     state_file = DIR.STATES / "authentik_admin_state.json"
+    assert state_file.is_file()
     storage_state = json.loads(state_file.read_bytes())
     context.add_cookies(storage_state["cookies"])
     return context
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ def authentik_admin_page(authentik_admin_context: BrowserContext, DIR: DirManage
 @pytest.fixture
 def authentik_user_context(context: BrowserContext, DIR: DirManager) -> BrowserContext:
     state_file = DIR.STATES / "authentik_user_state.json"
+    assert state_file.is_file()
     storage_state = json.loads(state_file.read_bytes())
     context.add_cookies(storage_state["cookies"])
     return context
diff --git a/recipes/authentik/tests_authentik/test_authentik_blueprint_api.py b/recipes/authentik/tests_authentik/test_authentik_blueprint_api.py
index 87eb452..cf5914b 100644
--- a/recipes/authentik/tests_authentik/test_authentik_blueprint_api.py
+++ b/recipes/authentik/tests_authentik/test_authentik_blueprint_api.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def test_authentik_blueprint_status(
     blueprints = api_request_context.get(URL.get("api/v3/managed/blueprints"))
     assert blueprints.ok
     blueprints_data = blueprints.json()
-    ic(blueprints_data)
+    # ic(blueprints_data)
 
     # fake failed blueprint
     # blueprints_data["results"][10]["status"] = "failed"
diff --git a/recipes/wordpress/tests_wordpress/test_wordpress_receive_email.py b/recipes/wordpress/tests_wordpress/test_wordpress_receive_email.py
index 736f18d..f806d13 100644
--- a/recipes/wordpress/tests_wordpress/test_wordpress_receive_email.py
+++ b/recipes/wordpress/tests_wordpress/test_wordpress_receive_email.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
+import pytest
 from icecream import ic
 
 from pytest_abra.custom_fixtures import Message
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skip
 def test_demo(imap_recent_messages: list[Message]):
     for message in imap_recent_messages:
         print(dir(message))
diff --git a/tests/test_pytest_abra.py b/tests/test_pytest_abra.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b87e788
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_pytest_abra.py
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import json
+import os
+import subprocess
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
+def session_tmp_path_testout(tmp_path_factory: pytest.TempPathFactory) -> Path:
+    return tmp_path_factory.mktemp("test_out")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.slow
+def test_abratest_cli_full_integration(session_tmp_path_testout: Path):
+    """run abratest against the dev instance"""
+
+    # --------------------- load credentials to env variables -------------------- #
+
+    cred_file = Path("credentials.json")
+    with open(cred_file, "r") as f:
+        CREDENTIALS = json.load(f)
+
+    for key, value in CREDENTIALS.items():
+        os.environ[key] = value
+
+    # --------------------------------- env files -------------------------------- #
+
+    ENV_FILES_ROOT = Path("../envfiles").resolve()
+    ENV_FILES = [
+        ENV_FILES_ROOT / "login.test.dev.local-it.cloud.env",  # authentik
+        ENV_FILES_ROOT / "blog.test.dev.local-it.cloud.env",  # wordpress
+        ENV_FILES_ROOT / "files.test.dev.local-it.cloud.env",  # nextcloud
+    ]
+    ENV_PATHS = ";".join([x.as_posix() for x in ENV_FILES])
+
+    # ----------------------------------- dirs ----------------------------------- #
+
+    RECIPES_DIR = Path("../recipes").resolve()
+    OUTPUT_DIR = Path("./test-output").resolve()
+    # OUTPUT_DIR = session_tmp_path_testout.resolve()
+
+    # ------------------------------------ run ----------------------------------- #
+
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        [
+            "abratest",
+            "--env_paths",
+            ENV_PATHS,
+            "--recipes_dir",
+            RECIPES_DIR,
+            "--output_dir",
+            OUTPUT_DIR,
+        ],
+        capture_output=True,
+    )
+
+    with open(OUTPUT_DIR / "tempfile_stdout.txt", "w") as f:
+        f.write(str(result.stdout))
+
+    with open(OUTPUT_DIR / "tempfile_stderr.txt", "w") as f:
+        f.write(str(result.stderr))
+
+    # print(result)
+
+    assert result.returncode == 0
+
+    assert "failed" not in str(result.stdout)
+
+    # assert False
+
+
+# @pytest.mark.slow
+# def test_results_abra(session_tmp_path_testout: Path):
+#     OUTPUT_DIR = Path("./test-output").resolve()
+#     print(list(OUTPUT_DIR.rglob("*")))
+#     assert False