diff --git a/actions/parser.go b/actions/parser.go
index f6eb25f6..a3864bf9 100644
--- a/actions/parser.go
+++ b/actions/parser.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
+	"io"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
@@ -31,15 +32,33 @@ func ParseWorkflows(workingDir string, workflowPath string) (Workflows, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	workflows, err := parseWorkflowsFile(workflowReader)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	workflows.WorkingDir = workingDir
+	workflows.WorkflowPath = workflowPath
+	workflows.TempDir, err = ioutil.TempDir("/tmp", "act-")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// TODO: add validation logic
+	// - check for circular dependencies
+	// - check for valid local path refs
+	// - check for valid dependencies
+
+	return workflows, nil
+}
+func parseWorkflowsFile(workflowReader io.Reader) (*workflowsFile, error) {
+
 	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
-	_, err = buf.ReadFrom(workflowReader)
+	_, err := buf.ReadFrom(workflowReader)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error(err)
 	}
 
 	workflows := new(workflowsFile)
-	workflows.WorkingDir = workingDir
-	workflows.WorkflowPath = workflowPath
 
 	astFile, err := hcl.ParseBytes(buf.Bytes())
 	if err != nil {
@@ -51,16 +70,6 @@ func ParseWorkflows(workingDir string, workflowPath string) (Workflows, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	workflows.TempDir, err = ioutil.TempDir("/tmp", "act-")
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	// TODO: add validation logic
-	// - check for circular dependencies
-	// - check for valid local path refs
-	// - check for valid dependencies
-
 	return workflows, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/actions/parser_test.go b/actions/parser_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..70d2a962
--- /dev/null
+++ b/actions/parser_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+package actions
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestParseWorkflowsFile(t *testing.T) {
+	log.SetLevel(log.DebugLevel)
+
+	conf := `
+	  workflow "build-and-deploy" {
+		on = "push"
+		resolves = ["deploy"]
+	  }
+	  
+	  action "build" {
+		uses = "./action1"
+		args = "echo 'build'"
+	  }
+	  
+	  action "test" {
+		uses = "docker://ubuntu:18.04"
+		runs = "echo 'test'"
+		needs = ["build"]
+	  }
+
+	  action "deploy" {
+		uses = "./action2"
+		args = ["echo","deploy"]
+		needs = ["test"]
+	  }
+
+	  action "docker-login" {
+		uses = "docker://docker"
+		runs = ["sh", "-c", "echo $DOCKER_AUTH | docker login --username $REGISTRY_USER --password-stdin"]
+		secrets = ["DOCKER_AUTH"]
+		env = {
+		  REGISTRY_USER = "username"
+		}
+	  }
+
+	  action "unit-tests" {
+		uses = "./scripts/github_actions"
+		runs = "yarn test:ci-unittest || echo \"Unit tests failed, but running danger to present the results!\" 2>&1"
+	  }
+	`
+
+	workflows, err := parseWorkflowsFile(strings.NewReader(conf))
+
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(workflows.Workflow))
+
+	w, wName, _ := workflows.getWorkflow("push")
+	assert.Equal(t, "build-and-deploy", wName)
+	assert.ElementsMatch(t, []string{"deploy"}, w.Resolves)
+
+	actions := []struct {
+		name    string
+		uses    string
+		needs   []string
+		runs    []string
+		args    []string
+		secrets []string
+	}{
+		{"build",
+			"./action1",
+			nil,
+			nil,
+			[]string{"echo", "build"},
+			nil,
+		},
+		{"test",
+			"docker://ubuntu:18.04",
+			[]string{"build"},
+			[]string{"echo", "test"},
+			nil,
+			nil,
+		},
+		{"deploy",
+			"./action2",
+			[]string{"test"},
+			nil,
+			[]string{"echo", "deploy"},
+			nil,
+		},
+		{"docker-login",
+			"docker://docker",
+			nil,
+			[]string{"sh", "-c", "echo $DOCKER_AUTH | docker login --username $REGISTRY_USER --password-stdin"},
+			nil,
+			[]string{"DOCKER_AUTH"},
+		},
+		{"unit-tests",
+			"./scripts/github_actions",
+			nil,
+			[]string{"yarn", "test:ci-unittest", "||", "echo", "Unit tests failed, but running danger to present the results!", "2>&1"},
+			nil,
+			nil,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, exp := range actions {
+		act, _ := workflows.getAction(exp.name)
+		assert.Equal(t, exp.uses, act.Uses, "[%s] Uses", exp.name)
+		if exp.needs == nil {
+			assert.Nil(t, act.Needs, "[%s] Needs", exp.name)
+		} else {
+			assert.ElementsMatch(t, exp.needs, act.Needs, "[%s] Needs", exp.name)
+		}
+		if exp.runs == nil {
+			assert.Nil(t, act.Runs, "[%s] Runs", exp.name)
+		} else {
+			assert.ElementsMatch(t, exp.runs, act.Runs, "[%s] Runs", exp.name)
+		}
+		if exp.args == nil {
+			assert.Nil(t, act.Args, "[%s] Args", exp.name)
+		} else {
+			assert.ElementsMatch(t, exp.args, act.Args, "[%s] Args", exp.name)
+		}
+		/*
+			if exp.env == nil {
+				assert.Nil(t, act.Env, "[%s] Env", exp.name)
+			} else {
+				assert.ElementsMatch(t, exp.env, act.Env, "[%s] Env", exp.name)
+			}
+		*/
+		if exp.secrets == nil {
+			assert.Nil(t, act.Secrets, "[%s] Secrets", exp.name)
+		} else {
+			assert.ElementsMatch(t, exp.secrets, act.Secrets, "[%s] Secrets", exp.name)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index cec9d853..1fefde7f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/docker/go-units v0.3.3 // indirect
 	github.com/go-ini/ini v1.41.0
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.2.0 // indirect
+	github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20190109223431-e84dfd68c163 // indirect
 	github.com/gopherjs/gopherjs v0.0.0-20181103185306-d547d1d9531e // indirect
 	github.com/gorilla/context v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/gorilla/mux v1.6.2 // indirect
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v0.0.3
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.3 // indirect
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.2.2
+	golang.org/x/arch v0.0.0-20181203225421-5a4828bb7045 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20180904163835-0709b304e793
 	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20181220203305-927f97764cc3 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20181030150119-7e31e0c00fa0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 43c0366d..0fa150cb 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ github.com/golang/protobuf v1.2.0 h1:P3YflyNX/ehuJFLhxviNdFxQPkGK5cDcApsge1SqnvM
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.2.0/go.mod h1:6lQm79b+lXiMfvg/cZm0SGofjICqVBUtrP5yJMmIC1U=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.2.0 h1:+dTQ8DZQJz0Mb/HjFlkptS1FeQ4cWSnN941F8aEG4SQ=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:oXzfMopK8JAjlY9xF4vHSVASa0yLyX7SntLO5aqRK0M=
+github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20190109223431-e84dfd68c163 h1:beB+Da4k9B1zmgag78k3k1Bx4L/fdWr5FwNa0f8RxmY=
+github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20190109223431-e84dfd68c163/go.mod h1:zfwlbNMJ+OItoe0UupaVj+oy1omPYYDuagoSzA8v9mc=
 github.com/gopherjs/gopherjs v0.0.0-20181103185306-d547d1d9531e h1:JKmoR8x90Iww1ks85zJ1lfDGgIiMDuIptTOhJq+zKyg=
 github.com/gopherjs/gopherjs v0.0.0-20181103185306-d547d1d9531e/go.mod h1:wJfORRmW1u3UXTncJ5qlYoELFm8eSnnEO6hX4iZ3EWY=
 github.com/gorilla/context v1.1.1 h1:AWwleXJkX/nhcU9bZSnZoi3h/qGYqQAGhq6zZe/aQW8=
@@ -102,6 +104,8 @@ github.com/stretchr/testify v1.2.2 h1:bSDNvY7ZPG5RlJ8otE/7V6gMiyenm9RtJ7IUVIAoJ1
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.2.2/go.mod h1:a8OnRcib4nhh0OaRAV+Yts87kKdq0PP7pXfy6kDkUVs=
 github.com/xanzy/ssh-agent v0.2.0 h1:Adglfbi5p9Z0BmK2oKU9nTG+zKfniSfnaMYB+ULd+Ro=
 github.com/xanzy/ssh-agent v0.2.0/go.mod h1:0NyE30eGUDliuLEHJgYte/zncp2zdTStcOnWhgSqHD8=
+golang.org/x/arch v0.0.0-20181203225421-5a4828bb7045 h1:Pn8fQdvx+z1avAi7fdM2kRYWQNxGlavNDSyzrQg2SsU=
+golang.org/x/arch v0.0.0-20181203225421-5a4828bb7045/go.mod h1:cYlCBUl1MsqxdiKgmc4uh7TxZfWSFLOGSRR090WDxt8=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20180904163835-0709b304e793 h1:u+LnwYTOOW7Ukr/fppxEb1Nwz0AtPflrblfvUudpo+I=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20180904163835-0709b304e793/go.mod h1:6SG95UA2DQfeDnfUPMdvaQW0Q7yPrPDi9nlGo2tz2b4=
 golang.org/x/lint v0.0.0-20181026193005-c67002cb31c3/go.mod h1:UVdnD1Gm6xHRNCYTkRU2/jEulfH38KcIWyp/GAMgvoE=