diff --git a/test_cfgs/malformed_appender.yml b/test_cfgs/malformed_appender.yml
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..f9db7d57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_cfgs/malformed_appender.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+refresh_rate: 5 seconds
+
+appenders:
+  file:
+    kind: file
+    pah: "log/file.log"
+    encoder:
+      pattern: "[{d(%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%.6f)} {h({l}):<5.5} {M}] {m}{n}"
+
+root:
+  level: info
+  appenders:
+    - file
diff --git a/test_cfgs/test.json b/test_cfgs/test.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b93f08c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_cfgs/test.json
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+{
+    "refresh_rate": "5 seconds",
+    "appenders": {
+        "stdout": {
+            "kind": "console",
+            "encoder": {
+                "pattern": "{d(%+)(utc)} [{f}:{L}] {h({l})} {M}:{m}{n}"
+            },
+            "filters": [
+                {
+                    "kind": "threshold",
+                    "level": "info"
+                }
+            ]
+        },
+        "file": {
+            "kind": "file",
+            "path": "log/file.log",
+            "encoder": {
+                "pattern": "[{d(%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%.6f)} {h({l}):<5.5} {M}] {m}{n}"
+            }
+        },
+        "rollingfile": {
+            "kind": "rolling_file",
+            "path": "log/rolling_file.log",
+            "encoder": {
+                "pattern": "[{d(%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%.6f)} {h({l}):<5.5} {M}] {m}{n}"
+            },
+            "policy": {
+                "trigger": {
+                    "kind": "time",
+                    "interval": "1 minute"
+                },
+                "roller": {
+                    "kind": "fixed_window",
+                    "pattern": "log/old-rolling_file-{}.log",
+                    "base": 0,
+                    "count": 2
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    "root": {
+        "level": "info",
+        "appenders": [
+            "stdout",
+            "file",
+            "rollingfile"
+        ]
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test_cfgs/test.toml b/test_cfgs/test.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dc1f10da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_cfgs/test.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+refresh_rate = "5 seconds"
+
+[appenders.stdout]
+kind = "console"
+
+    [appenders.stdout.encoder]
+    pattern = "{d(%+)(utc)} [{f}:{L}] {h({l})} {M}:{m}{n}"
+
+    [[appenders.stdout.filters]]
+    kind = "threshold"
+    level = "info"
+
+[appenders.file]
+kind = "file"
+path = "log/file.log"
+
+    [appenders.file.encoder]
+    pattern = "[{d(%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%.6f)} {h({l}):<5.5} {M}] {m}{n}"
+
+[appenders.rollingfile]
+kind = "rolling_file"
+path = "log/rolling_file.log"
+
+    [appenders.rollingfile.encoder]
+    pattern = "[{d(%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%.6f)} {h({l}):<5.5} {M}] {m}{n}"
+
+[appenders.rollingfile.policy.trigger]
+kind = "time"
+interval = "1 minute"
+
+[appenders.rollingfile.policy.roller]
+kind = "fixed_window"
+pattern = "log/old-rolling_file-{}.log"
+base = 0
+count = 2
+
+[root]
+level = "info"
+appenders = [ "stdout", "file", "rollingfile" ]
diff --git a/test_cfgs/test.yml b/test_cfgs/test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..47d18ccd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_cfgs/test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+refresh_rate: 5 seconds
+
+appenders:
+  stdout:
+    kind: console
+    encoder:
+      pattern: "{d(%+)(utc)} [{f}:{L}] {h({l})} {M}:{m}{n}"
+    filters:
+      - kind: threshold
+        level: info
+  file:
+    kind: file
+    path: "log/file.log"
+    encoder:
+      pattern: "[{d(%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%.6f)} {h({l}):<5.5} {M}] {m}{n}"
+  rollingfile:
+    kind: rolling_file
+    path: "log/rolling_file.log"
+    encoder:
+      pattern: "[{d(%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%.6f)} {h({l}):<5.5} {M}] {m}{n}"
+    policy:
+      trigger:
+        kind: time
+        interval: 1 minute
+      roller:
+        kind: fixed_window
+        pattern: "log/old-rolling_file-{}.log"
+        base: 0
+        count: 2
+
+root:
+  level: info
+  appenders:
+    - stdout
+    - file
+    - rollingfile
diff --git a/tests/color_control.rs b/tests/color_control.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 344f032f..00000000
--- a/tests/color_control.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-use std::process::Command;
-
-fn execute_test(env_key: &str, env_val: &str) {
-    let mut child_proc = Command::new("cargo")
-        .args(&["run", "--example", "compile_time_config"])
-        .env(env_key, env_val)
-        .spawn()
-        .expect("Cargo command failed to start");
-
-    let ecode = child_proc.wait().expect("failed to wait on child");
-
-    assert!(ecode.success());
-}
-
-// Maintaining as a single test to avoid blocking calls to the package cache
-#[test]
-fn test_no_color() {
-    let keys = vec!["NO_COLOR", "CLICOLOR_FORCE", "CLICOLOR"];
-
-    for key in keys {
-        execute_test(key, "1");
-        execute_test(key, "0");
-    }
-}
diff --git a/tests/init_json_config.rs b/tests/init_json_config.rs
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..7e6287c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/init_json_config.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#[test]
+#[cfg(all(feature = "config_parsing", feature = "json_format"))]
+fn test_init_json_cfg() {
+    use log4rs;
+    use std::path::Path;
+
+    assert!(log4rs::init_file(
+        Path::new("./test_cfgs/test.json"),
+        log4rs::config::Deserializers::default()
+    )
+    .is_ok());
+}
diff --git a/tests/init_malformed_appenders.rs b/tests/init_malformed_appenders.rs
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c6b9e36d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/init_malformed_appenders.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#[test]
+#[cfg(all(feature = "config_parsing", feature = "yaml_format"))]
+fn test_malformed_appenders() {
+    use std::fs;
+
+    let config_str = fs::read_to_string("test_cfgs/malformed_appender.yml").unwrap();
+    let cfg = ::serde_yaml::from_str::<log4rs::config::RawConfig>(&config_str);
+
+    assert!(cfg.is_ok());
+    let cfg = cfg.unwrap();
+
+    let res = log4rs::config::create_raw_config(cfg);
+    assert!(res.is_err());
+}
diff --git a/tests/init_toml_config.rs b/tests/init_toml_config.rs
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..f5b576ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/init_toml_config.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#[test]
+#[cfg(all(feature = "config_parsing", feature = "toml_format"))]
+fn test_init_toml_cfg() {
+    use log4rs;
+    use std::path::Path;
+
+    assert!(log4rs::init_file(
+        Path::new("./test_cfgs/test.toml"),
+        log4rs::config::Deserializers::default()
+    )
+    .is_ok());
+}
diff --git a/tests/init_yaml_config.rs b/tests/init_yaml_config.rs
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..b2a5f4da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/init_yaml_config.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#[test]
+#[cfg(all(feature = "config_parsing", feature = "yaml_format"))]
+fn test_init_yaml_cfg() {
+    use log4rs;
+    use std::path::Path;
+
+    assert!(log4rs::init_file(
+        Path::new("./test_cfgs/test.yml"),
+        log4rs::config::Deserializers::default()
+    )
+    .is_ok());
+}