diff --git a/pkg/sorted/kvfile/kvfile_test.go b/pkg/sorted/kvfile/kvfile_test.go
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+/*
+Copyright 2014 The Camlistore Authors
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package kvfile
+
+import (
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+
+	"camlistore.org/pkg/sorted/kvtest"
+)
+
+func TestKvfileKV(t *testing.T) {
+	tmpDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "camlistore-kvfilekv_test")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpDir)
+	dbname := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "testdb.kvfile")
+	kv, err := NewStorage(dbname)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Could not create kvfile sorted kv at %v: %v", dbname, err)
+	}
+	kvtest.TestSorted(t, kv)
+}