diff --git a/admin/netdata/test.sh b/admin/netdata/test.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d75d804903
--- /dev/null
+++ b/admin/netdata/test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+netdata -version 2>&1 | grep "$2"