diff --git a/outputs/pagerduty_test.go b/outputs/pagerduty_test.go
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+package outputs
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"github.com/PagerDuty/go-pagerduty"
+	"github.com/falcosecurity/falcosidekick/types"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestPagerdutyPayload(t *testing.T) {
+	var falcoTestInput = `{"output":"This is a test from falcosidekick","priority":"Debug","rule":"Test rule","time":"2001-01-01T01:10:00Z","output_fields": {"proc.name":"falcosidekick", "proc.tty": 1234}}`
+
+	var excpectedOutput = pagerduty.V2Event{
+		RoutingKey: "",
+		Action:     "trigger",
+		Payload: &pagerduty.V2Payload{
+			Summary:   "This is a test from falcosidekick",
+			Source:    "falco",
+			Severity:  "critical",
+			Timestamp: "2001-01-01T01:10:00Z",
+			Component: "",
+			Group:     "",
+			Class:     "",
+			Details: map[string]interface{}{
+				"proc.name": "falcosidekick",
+				"proc.tty":  float64(1234),
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	var f types.FalcoPayload
+	json.Unmarshal([]byte(falcoTestInput), &f)
+
+	event := createPagerdutyEvent(f, types.PagerdutyConfig{})
+
+	require.Equal(t, excpectedOutput, event)
+}