diff --git a/examples/ClientTests/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/ClientTests/CMakeLists.txt
index d0a3cbfc92cf4e4420b654d3dc0a8ffc30b533ff..848f7a754c0ebbfcf37543149b18b56d13629c2a 100644
--- a/examples/ClientTests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/ClientTests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -103,3 +103,9 @@ foreach (file Assemblies BoxTrafos FCC_HcalBarrel IronCylinder LheD_tracker Magn
   endforeach(type)
 
 endforeach()
+
+SET( test_name "${PackageName}_sim_MiniTel" )
+ADD_TEST( t_${test_name} "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/run_test_${PackageName}.sh"
+  python ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/scripts/MiniTel.py batch)
+#----- here we simply require that at least 1 volume have been converted
+SET_TESTS_PROPERTIES( t_${test_name} PROPERTIES FAIL_REGULAR_EXPRESSION  "Exception;EXCEPTION;ERROR;Error" )
diff --git a/examples/ClientTests/scripts/MiniTel.py b/examples/ClientTests/scripts/MiniTel.py
index 8e7900185fc73cbf67c27402a51b0a70a6930af0..b26e588b0dc538ea0aefbca8864795785eaec983 100644
--- a/examples/ClientTests/scripts/MiniTel.py
+++ b/examples/ClientTests/scripts/MiniTel.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import os, time, DDG4
+import os, time, DDG4, sys
 from DDG4 import OutputLevel as Output
 from SystemOfUnits import *
 #
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ def run():
   simple = DDG4.Simple(kernel)
   simple.printDetectors()
   simple.setupCshUI()
+  if len(sys.argv) >= 2 and sys.argv[1] =="batch":
+    kernel.UI = ''
 
   # Configure I/O
   evt_root = simple.setupROOTOutput('RootOutput','MiniTel_'+time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M'),mc_truth=True)