diff --git a/test/specs/plugins.js b/test/specs/plugins.js
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+++ b/test/specs/plugins.js
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+const test = require('tap').test
+
+const { normalize } = require('../../dist/lib/plugins')
+
+test('normalize and load plugin', function (t) {
+
+  t.test('load from string', (tt) => {
+    const plugin = normalize('../../dist/lib/plugin-noop')
+
+    tt.is(typeof plugin, 'function')
+
+    tt.end()
+  })
+
+  t.test('load from object', (tt) => {
+    const plugin = normalize({
+      path: '../../dist/lib/plugin-noop'
+    })
+
+    tt.is(typeof plugin, 'function')
+
+    tt.end()
+  })
+
+  t.test('load from object', (tt) => {
+    const plugin = normalize(null, '../../dist/lib/plugin-noop')
+
+    tt.is(typeof plugin, 'function')
+
+    tt.end()
+  })
+})