diff --git a/examples/ClientTests/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/ClientTests/CMakeLists.txt
index 46f37fcf1fa867c8736633d3e009f50f5a7231cf..d0a3cbfc92cf4e4420b654d3dc0a8ffc30b533ff 100644
--- a/examples/ClientTests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/ClientTests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -88,3 +88,18 @@ install(DIRECTORY scripts
 
 # to do: add corresponding uninstall...
 #-------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+foreach (file Assemblies BoxTrafos FCC_HcalBarrel IronCylinder LheD_tracker MagnetFields MaterialTester MiniTel SectorBarrelCalorimeter SiliconBlock )
+
+  foreach( type lcdd gdml vis )
+
+    SET( test_name "${PackageName}_converter_simple_${type}_${file}" )
+    ADD_TEST( t_${test_name} "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/run_test_${PackageName}.sh"
+      geoConverter -compact2${type} -input ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/compact/${file}.xml -output ${file}_out.${type} )
+    #----- here we simply require that at least 1 volume have been converted
+    SET_TESTS_PROPERTIES( t_${test_name} PROPERTIES PASS_REGULAR_EXPRESSION  " Handled [1-9][0-9]* volumes" )
+
+  endforeach(type)
+
+endforeach()