diff --git a/jest.config.js b/jest.config.js
index 5c175413d..7e3071cc2 100644
--- a/jest.config.js
+++ b/jest.config.js
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ module.exports = {
   "setupFilesAfterEnv": ["jest-rdf"],
   "collectCoverage": true,
   "coveragePathIgnorePatterns": [
-    "/node_modules/",
-    "/src/init/CliRunner.ts"
+    "/node_modules/"
   ],
   "coverageThreshold": {
     "./src": {
diff --git a/test/unit/init/CliRunner.test.ts b/test/unit/init/CliRunner.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f1c547fec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/init/CliRunner.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+import * as Path from 'path';
+import type { Loader } from 'componentsjs';
+import { runCli } from '../../../src/init/CliRunner';
+import type { Setup } from '../../../src/init/Setup';
+import { setGlobalLoggerFactory } from '../../../src/logging/LogUtil';
+import { VoidLoggerFactory } from '../../../src/logging/VoidLoggerFactory';
+
+let calledInstantiateFromUrl: boolean;
+let calledRegisterAvailableModuleResources: boolean;
+let throwError: boolean;
+let outsideResolve: () => void;
+let functionToResolve: Promise<unknown>;
+
+const mockSetup = {
+  setup: jest.fn(),
+} as unknown as jest.Mocked<Setup>;
+
+// Mock the Loader class.
+jest.mock('componentsjs', (): any => (
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/naming-convention, object-shorthand
+  { Loader: function(): Loader {
+    return {
+      instantiateFromUrl(): any {
+        calledInstantiateFromUrl = true;
+        if (throwError) {
+          throw new Error('Error! :o');
+        }
+        return mockSetup;
+      },
+      registerAvailableModuleResources(): any {
+        calledRegisterAvailableModuleResources = true;
+      },
+    } as unknown as Loader;
+  } }
+));
+
+jest.mock('yargs', (): any => ({
+  usage(): any {
+    return this;
+  },
+  options(): any {
+    return this;
+  },
+  help(): any {
+    // Return once with and once without config value so that both branches are tested.
+    if (throwError) {
+      return {
+        argv: { config: 'value' },
+      };
+    }
+    return {
+      argv: { },
+    };
+  },
+}));
+
+describe('CliRunner', (): void => {
+  beforeAll(async(): Promise<void> => {
+    setGlobalLoggerFactory(new VoidLoggerFactory());
+
+    mockSetup.setup.mockImplementation(async(): Promise<any> => {
+      // The info method will be called when all other code has been executed, so end the waiting function.
+      outsideResolve();
+    });
+  });
+
+  beforeEach(async(): Promise<void> => {
+    calledInstantiateFromUrl = false;
+    calledRegisterAvailableModuleResources = false;
+    throwError = false;
+
+    // Initialize a function that will be resolved as soon as all necessary but asynchronous calls are completed.
+    functionToResolve = new Promise((resolve): any => {
+      outsideResolve = resolve;
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('Runs function for starting the server from the command line.', async(): Promise<void> => {
+    runCli(Path.join(__dirname, '..'));
+
+    await functionToResolve;
+
+    expect(calledInstantiateFromUrl).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(calledRegisterAvailableModuleResources).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(mockSetup.setup).toBeCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it('Writes to stderr when an exception occurs.', async(): Promise<void> => {
+    const mockStderr = jest.spyOn(process.stderr, 'write').mockImplementation((): any => {
+      // This method will be called when an error has occurred, so end the waiting function.
+      outsideResolve();
+    });
+    throwError = true;
+
+    runCli(Path.join(__dirname, '..'));
+
+    await functionToResolve;
+
+    expect(mockStderr).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    mockStderr.mockRestore();
+  });
+});