diff --git a/src/geef_config.erl b/src/geef_config.erl
index 8f3bb7f..ff8423b 100644
--- a/src/geef_config.erl
+++ b/src/geef_config.erl
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 %% API
 -export([start_link/1]).
+-export([open/1]).
 -export([set/3]).
 
 %% gen_server callbacks
diff --git a/test/config_test.erl b/test/config_test.erl
index 21851c4..1ec160a 100644
--- a/test/config_test.erl
+++ b/test/config_test.erl
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
 -include_lib("eunit/include/eunit.hrl").
 -include("src/geef_records.hrl").
 
-config_test() ->
-    {foreach, fun start/0, fun stop/1, [fun bool_test/1]}.
+config_test_() ->
+    {foreach, fun start/0, fun stop/1, [fun bool_test/1,
+					fun string_test/1]}.
 
 start() ->
     {A, B, C} = now(),
@@ -16,7 +17,14 @@ start() ->
 bool_test({Config, _}) ->
     Var = "core.logallrefupdates",
     ok = geef_config:set(Config, Var, true),
-    [?_assertEqual({ok, true}, geef_config:get_bool(Config, Var))].
+    [?_assertEqual(ok, geef_config:set(Config, Var, true)),
+     ?_assertEqual({ok, true}, geef_config:get_bool(Config, Var))].
+
+string_test({Config, _}) ->
+    Var = "user.name",
+    Val = <<"Random J. Hacker">>,
+    ok = geef_config:set(Config, Var, Val),
+    [?_assertEqual({ok, Val}, geef_config:get(Config, Var))].
 
 stop({_, Path}) ->
     ok = file:delete(Path).