diff --git a/client/lib/tests/Utils.tests.js b/client/lib/tests/Utils.tests.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e954fcd2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/lib/tests/Utils.tests.js
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+/* eslint-env mocha */
+import sinon from 'sinon';
+import { expect } from 'chai';
+import { Random } from 'meteor/random';
+import '../utils';
+
+
+describe('Utils', function() {
+  beforeEach(function() {
+    sinon.stub(Utils, 'reload').callsFake(() => {});
+  });
+
+  afterEach(function() {
+    window.localStorage.removeItem(boardView);
+    sinon.restore();
+  });
+
+  const boardView = 'boardView';
+
+  describe(Utils.setBoardView.name, function() {
+    it('sets the board view if the user exists', function(done) {
+      const viewId = Random.id();
+      const user = {
+        setBoardView: (view) => {
+          expect(view).to.equal(viewId);
+          done();
+        },
+      };
+      sinon.stub(Meteor, 'user').callsFake(() => user);
+      Utils.setBoardView(viewId);
+
+      expect(window.localStorage.getItem(boardView)).to.equal(viewId);
+    });
+
+    it('sets a specific view if no user exists but a view is defined', function() {
+      const views = [
+        'board-view-swimlanes',
+        'board-view-lists',
+        'board-view-cal'
+      ];
+
+      sinon.stub(Meteor, 'user').callsFake(() => {});
+
+      views.forEach(viewName => {
+        Utils.setBoardView(viewName);
+        expect(window.localStorage.getItem(boardView)).to.equal(viewName);
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('sets a default view if no user and no view are given', function() {
+      sinon.stub(Meteor, 'user').callsFake(() => {});
+      Utils.setBoardView();
+      expect(window.localStorage.getItem(boardView)).to.equal('board-view-swimlanes');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe(Utils.unsetBoardView.name, function() {
+    it('removes the boardview from localStoage', function() {
+      window.localStorage.setItem(boardView, Random.id());
+      window.localStorage.setItem('collapseSwimlane', Random.id());
+
+      Utils.unsetBoardView();
+
+      expect(window.localStorage.getItem(boardView)).to.equal(null);
+      expect(window.localStorage.getItem('collapseSwimlane')).to.equal(null);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe(Utils.boardView.name, function() {
+    it('returns the user\'s board view if a user exists', function() {
+      const viewId = Random.id();
+      const user = {};
+      sinon.stub(Meteor, 'user').callsFake(() => user);
+      expect(Utils.boardView()).to.equal(undefined);
+
+      const boardView = Random.id();
+      user.profile = { boardView };
+
+      expect(Utils.boardView()).to.equal(boardView);
+    });
+    it('returns the current defined view', function() {
+      const views = [
+        'board-view-swimlanes',
+        'board-view-lists',
+        'board-view-cal'
+      ];
+
+      sinon.stub(Meteor, 'user').callsFake(() => {});
+
+      views.forEach(viewName => {
+        window.localStorage.setItem(boardView, viewName);
+        expect(Utils.boardView()).to.equal(viewName);
+      });
+    });
+    it('returns a default if nothing is set', function() {
+      sinon.stub(Meteor, 'user').callsFake(() => {});
+      expect(Utils.boardView()).to.equal('board-view-swimlanes');
+      expect(window.localStorage.getItem(boardView)).to.equal('board-view-swimlanes');
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/client/lib/tests/index.js b/client/lib/tests/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..23051aa8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/lib/tests/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+import './Utils.tests';
diff --git a/client/lib/utils.js b/client/lib/utils.js
index e91d08380..f8f684325 100644
--- a/client/lib/utils.js
+++ b/client/lib/utils.js
@@ -1,20 +1,27 @@
 Utils = {
+  reload () {
+    // we move all window.location.reload calls into this function
+    // so we can disable it when running tests.
+    // This is because we are not allowed to override location.reload but
+    // we can override Utils.reload to prevent reload during tests.
+    window.location.reload();
+  },
   setBoardView(view) {
     currentUser = Meteor.user();
     if (currentUser) {
       Meteor.user().setBoardView(view);
     } else if (view === 'board-view-swimlanes') {
       window.localStorage.setItem('boardView', 'board-view-swimlanes'); //true
-      location.reload();
+      Utils.reload();
     } else if (view === 'board-view-lists') {
       window.localStorage.setItem('boardView', 'board-view-lists'); //true
-      location.reload();
+      Utils.reload();
     } else if (view === 'board-view-cal') {
       window.localStorage.setItem('boardView', 'board-view-cal'); //true
-      location.reload();
+      Utils.reload();
     } else {
       window.localStorage.setItem('boardView', 'board-view-swimlanes'); //true
-      location.reload();
+      Utils.reload();
     }
   },
 
@@ -39,7 +46,7 @@ Utils = {
       return 'board-view-cal';
     } else {
       window.localStorage.setItem('boardView', 'board-view-swimlanes'); //true
-      location.reload();
+      Utils.reload();
       return 'board-view-swimlanes';
     }
   },
@@ -64,7 +71,7 @@ Utils = {
 
   setMyCardsSort(sort) {
     window.localStorage.setItem('myCardsSort', sort);
-    location.reload();
+    Utils.reload();
   },
 
   archivedBoardIds() {
@@ -87,7 +94,7 @@ Utils = {
 
   setDueCardsView(view) {
     window.localStorage.setItem('dueCardsView', view);
-    location.reload();
+    Utils.reload();
   },
 
   // XXX We should remove these two methods
diff --git a/server/lib/utils.tests.js b/server/lib/utils.tests.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3ad629d9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/lib/utils.tests.js
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+/* eslint-env mocha */
+import { Random } from 'meteor/random';
+import { expect } from 'chai';
+import './utils';
+
+describe('utils', function() {
+  describe(allowIsBoardAdmin.name, function() {
+    it('returns if a board has an admin', function() {
+      const userId = Random.id();
+      const board = {
+        hasAdmin: id => {
+          return id === userId;
+        }
+      };
+
+      expect(allowIsBoardAdmin(userId, board)).to.equal(true);
+      expect(allowIsBoardAdmin(Random.id(), board)).to.equal(false);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe(allowIsBoardMember.name, function() {
+    it('returns if a board has a member', function() {
+      const userId = Random.id();
+      const board = {
+        hasMember: id => {
+          return id === userId;
+        }
+      };
+
+      expect(allowIsBoardMember(userId, board)).to.equal(true);
+      expect(allowIsBoardMember(Random.id(), board)).to.equal(false);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe(allowIsAnyBoardMember.name, function() {
+    it('returns if any board has a member', function() {
+      const userId = Random.id();
+      const boardsExpectedTrue = [{
+        hasMember: id => {
+          return id === userId;
+        }
+      }];
+
+      expect(allowIsAnyBoardMember(userId, boardsExpectedTrue)).to.equal(true);
+      expect(allowIsAnyBoardMember(Random.id(), boardsExpectedTrue)).to.equal(false);
+
+      const boardsExpectedFalse = [{
+        hasMember: () => false
+      }];
+
+      expect(allowIsAnyBoardMember(userId, boardsExpectedFalse)).to.equal(false);
+      expect(allowIsAnyBoardMember(Random.id(), boardsExpectedFalse)).to.equal(false);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe(allowIsBoardMemberCommentOnly.name, function() {
+    it('returns if a board has a member that is not comment-only member', function() {
+      const userId = Random.id();
+      const board = {
+        hasMember: id => {
+          return id === userId;
+        },
+        hasCommentOnly: id => {
+          return id !== userId;
+        }
+      };
+
+      expect(allowIsBoardMemberCommentOnly(userId, board)).to.equal(true);
+      expect(allowIsBoardMemberCommentOnly(Random.id(), board)).to.equal(false);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe(allowIsBoardMemberNoComments.name, function() {
+    it('returns if a board has a member that has comment any comments', function() {
+      const userId = Random.id();
+      const board = {
+        hasMember: id => {
+          return id === userId;
+        },
+        hasNoComments: id => {
+          return id !== userId;
+        }
+      };
+
+      expect(allowIsBoardMemberNoComments(userId, board)).to.equal(true);
+      expect(allowIsBoardMemberNoComments(Random.id(), board)).to.equal(false);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe(allowIsBoardMemberByCard.name, function() {
+    it('returns if the board for a given card has a member', function() {
+      const userId = Random.id();
+      const board = {
+        hasMember: id => {
+          return id === userId;
+        }
+      };
+      const card = {
+        board: () => board
+      };
+
+      expect(allowIsBoardMemberByCard(userId, card)).to.equal(true);
+      expect(allowIsBoardMemberByCard(Random.id(), card)).to.equal(false);
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/main.js b/tests/main.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c7c7a28b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/main.js
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/* eslint-env mocha */
+
+// This is the main test file from which all tests can be imported top-down,
+// creating a directed sequence for tests that sums up to our test-suite.
+//
+// You propably want to start with low-level code and follow up to higher-level
+// code, like for example:
+//
+// infrastructure
+// utils / helpers
+// contexts
+// api
+// components
+// ui
+
+// If you want to run tests on both, server AND client, simply import them as
+// they are. However, if you want to restict tests to server-only or client-only
+// you need to wrap them inside a new describe-block
+
+if (Meteor.isServer) {
+  describe('server', function() {
+    import '../server/lib/utils.tests';
+  });
+}
+
+if (Meteor.isClient) {
+  describe('lib', function() {
+    import '../client/lib/tests';
+  });
+}