diff --git a/packages/adapter-node/package.json b/packages/adapter-node/package.json
index 3cfb7059ace5a..cf8d5a5141332 100644
--- a/packages/adapter-node/package.json
+++ b/packages/adapter-node/package.json
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@
 	"name": "@sveltejs/adapter-node",
 	"version": "1.0.0-next.11",
 	"main": "index.js",
+	"type": "module",
 	"files": [
 		"files"
 	],
 	"scripts": {
 		"dev": "rollup -cw",
 		"build": "rollup -c",
+		"test": "uvu tests",
 		"lint": "eslint --ignore-path .gitignore \"**/*.{ts,js,svelte}\" && npm run check-format",
 		"format": "prettier --write . --config ../../.prettierrc --ignore-path .gitignore",
 		"check-format": "prettier --check . --config ../../.prettierrc --ignore-path .gitignore",
@@ -17,9 +19,11 @@
 		"@rollup/plugin-json": "^4.1.0",
 		"@sveltejs/kit": "workspace:*",
 		"compression": "^1.7.4",
+		"node-fetch": "^2.6.1",
 		"polka": "^1.0.0-next.13",
 		"rollup": "^2.41.1",
 		"sirv": "^1.0.11",
-		"typescript": "^4.2.3"
+		"typescript": "^4.2.3",
+		"uva": "^0.1.1"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/adapter-node/src/app.js b/packages/adapter-node/src/app.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4b1f5ecce5de4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/adapter-node/src/app.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+
+	export function render() {}
diff --git a/packages/adapter-node/src/server.js b/packages/adapter-node/src/server.js
index 15947db4918e1..c4993b5aeef57 100644
--- a/packages/adapter-node/src/server.js
+++ b/packages/adapter-node/src/server.js
@@ -1,57 +1,13 @@
-import compression from 'compression';
-import fs from 'fs';
-import polka from 'polka';
-import { dirname, join } from 'path';
-import sirv from 'sirv';
-import { URL, fileURLToPath } from 'url';
-// eslint-disable-next-line import/no-unresolved
-import { get_body } from '@sveltejs/kit/http';
-// App is a dynamic file built from the application layer.
-/*eslint import/no-unresolved: [2, { ignore: ['\.\/app\.js$'] }]*/
-import * as app from './app.js';
-
-const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+import { createServer } from './server_base.js';
 
 const { PORT = 3000 } = process.env; // TODO configure via svelte.config.js
 
-const mutable = (dir) =>
-	sirv(dir, {
-		etag: true,
-		maxAge: 0
-	});
-
-const noop_handler = (_req, _res, next) => next();
-
-const prerendered_handler = fs.existsSync('prerendered') ? mutable('prerendered') : noop_handler;
-
-const assets_handler = sirv(join(__dirname, '/assets'), {
-	maxAge: 31536000,
-	immutable: true
+const instance = createServer().listen(PORT, (err) => {
+	if (err) {
+		console.log('error', err);
+	} else {
+		console.log(`Listening on port ${PORT}`);
+	}
 });
 
-polka()
-	.use(compression({ threshold: 0 }), assets_handler, prerendered_handler, async (req, res) => {
-		const parsed = new URL(req.url || '', 'http://localhost');
-		const rendered = await app.render({
-			method: req.method,
-			headers: req.headers, // TODO: what about repeated headers, i.e. string[]
-			path: parsed.pathname,
-			body: await get_body(req),
-			query: parsed.searchParams
-		});
-
-		if (rendered) {
-			res.writeHead(rendered.status, rendered.headers);
-			res.end(rendered.body);
-		} else {
-			res.statusCode = 404;
-			res.end('Not found');
-		}
-	})
-	.listen(PORT, (err) => {
-		if (err) {
-			console.log('error', err);
-		} else {
-			console.log(`Listening on port ${PORT}`);
-		}
-	});
+export { instance };
diff --git a/packages/adapter-node/src/server_base.js b/packages/adapter-node/src/server_base.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d1702af0b1fed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/adapter-node/src/server_base.js
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import compression from 'compression';
+import fs from 'fs';
+import polka from 'polka';
+import { dirname, join } from 'path';
+import sirv from 'sirv';
+import { URL, fileURLToPath } from 'url';
+// eslint-disable-next-line import/no-unresolved
+import { get_body } from '@sveltejs/kit/http';
+// App is a dynamic file built from the application layer.
+/*eslint import/no-unresolved: [2, { ignore: ['\.\/app\.js$'] }]*/
+import * as app from './app.js';
+
+const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+
+const mutable = (dir) =>
+	sirv(dir, {
+		etag: true,
+		maxAge: 0
+	});
+
+const noop_handler = (_req, _res, next) => next();
+
+const prerendered_handler = fs.existsSync('prerendered') ? mutable('prerendered') : noop_handler;
+
+const assets_handler = sirv(join(__dirname, '/assets'), {
+	maxAge: 31536000,
+	immutable: true
+});
+
+export function createServer() {
+	const server = polka().use(
+		compression({ threshold: 0 }),
+		assets_handler,
+		prerendered_handler,
+		async (req, res) => {
+			const parsed = new URL(req.url || '', 'http://localhost');
+			const rendered = await app.render({
+				method: req.method,
+				headers: req.headers, // TODO: what about repeated headers, i.e. string[]
+				path: parsed.pathname,
+				body: await get_body(req),
+				query: parsed.searchParams
+			});
+
+			if (rendered) {
+				res.writeHead(rendered.status, rendered.headers);
+				res.end(rendered.body);
+			} else {
+				res.statusCode = 404;
+				res.end('Not found');
+			}
+		}
+	);
+
+	return server;
+}
diff --git a/packages/adapter-node/tests/setup.js b/packages/adapter-node/tests/setup.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d6878ec881d5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/adapter-node/tests/setup.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import * as path from 'path';
+const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+import * as fs from 'fs';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
+const appPath = path.resolve(path.join(__dirname, '../src/app.js'));
+const assetsPath = path.resolve(path.join(__dirname, '../src/assets'));
+
+fs.writeFileSync(appPath, `
+	export function render() {}
+`);
+
+try {
+	fs.mkdirSync(assetsPath);
+} catch (e) {
+	// it is ok if this is already there.
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/adapter-node/tests/smoke.js b/packages/adapter-node/tests/smoke.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..14870929777f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/adapter-node/tests/smoke.js
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import { test } from 'uvu';
+import { createServer } from '../src/server_base.js';
+import * as assert from 'uvu/assert';
+import fetch from 'node-fetch';
+
+const { PORT = 3000 } = process.env;
+
+
+function startServer() {
+	const server = createServer();
+	return new Promise((res, rej) => {
+		server.listen(PORT, err => {
+			if (err) {
+				rej(err);
+			}
+			res(server);
+		});
+	});
+}
+
+test('starts a server', async () => {
+	const server = await startServer();
+	assert.ok('server started');
+	server.server.close();
+});
+
+test('serves a 404', async () => {
+	const server = await startServer();
+	const res = await fetch(`http://localhost:${PORT}/nothing`);
+	assert.equal(res.status, 404);
+	server.server.close();
+});
+
+
+test.run();
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 8bbb385eeab29..859b0ebdfdc7a 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -116,18 +116,22 @@ importers:
       '@rollup/plugin-json': 4.1.0_rollup@2.41.1
       '@sveltejs/kit': link:../kit
       compression: 1.7.4
+      node-fetch: 2.6.1
       polka: 1.0.0-next.13
       rollup: 2.41.1
       sirv: 1.0.11
       typescript: 4.2.3
+      uva: 0.1.1
     specifiers:
       '@rollup/plugin-json': ^4.1.0
       '@sveltejs/kit': workspace:*
       compression: ^1.7.4
+      node-fetch: ^2.6.1
       polka: ^1.0.0-next.13
       rollup: ^2.41.1
       sirv: ^1.0.11
       typescript: ^4.2.3
+      uva: ^0.1.1
   packages/adapter-static:
     devDependencies:
       '@sveltejs/kit': link:../kit
@@ -962,6 +966,10 @@ packages:
       node: '>=4'
     resolution:
       integrity: sha512-pbnl5XzGBdrFU/wT4jqmJVPn2B6UHPBOhzMQkY/SPUPB6QtUXtmBHBIwCbXJol93mOpGMnQyP/+BB19q04xj7g==
+  /bind-ponyfill/0.1.0:
+    dev: true
+    resolution:
+      integrity: sha1-8zi6TYMFWbRVTweyagm5VpcvpmU=
   /boxen/1.3.0:
     dependencies:
       ansi-align: 2.0.0
@@ -1020,6 +1028,12 @@ packages:
     dev: true
     resolution:
       integrity: sha512-7O+FbCihrB5WGbFYesctwmTKae6rOiIzmz1icreWJ+0aA7LJfuqhEso2T9ncpcFtzMQtzXf2QGGueWJGTYsqrA==
+  /callback-store/0.2.1:
+    dependencies:
+      bind-ponyfill: 0.1.0
+    dev: true
+    resolution:
+      integrity: sha1-cs1eLaFn5AbluXhdH68GVsodIBs=
   /callsites/3.1.0:
     dev: true
     engines:
@@ -2250,6 +2264,10 @@ packages:
       graceful-fs: 4.2.6
     resolution:
       integrity: sha1-h3Gq4HmbZAdrdmQPygWPnBDjPss=
+  /kamikaze/0.1.0:
+    dev: true
+    resolution:
+      integrity: sha1-92iC0NSJuqW3l7QTTLbPVa93Sas=
   /kind-of/6.0.3:
     dev: true
     engines:
@@ -2492,7 +2510,6 @@ packages:
     resolution:
       integrity: sha512-hZXc7K2e+PgeI1eDBe/10Ard4ekbfrrqG8Ep+8Jmf4JID2bNg7NvCPOZN+kfF574pFQI7mum2AUqDidoKqcTOw==
   /node-fetch/2.6.1:
-    dev: false
     engines:
       node: 4.x || >=6.0.0
     resolution:
@@ -3255,6 +3272,10 @@ packages:
       node: '>=10'
     resolution:
       integrity: sha512-gL//fkxfWUsIlFL2Tl42Cl6+HFALEaB1FU76I/Fy+oZjRreP7OPMXFlGbxM7NQsI0ZpUfw76sHnv0WNYuTb7Iw==
+  /state-emitter/0.2.0:
+    dev: true
+    resolution:
+      integrity: sha1-LkPYAIjA9PybH1yw4z0Cd3GNyrk=
   /stream-transform/2.0.4:
     dependencies:
       mixme: 0.4.0
@@ -3545,6 +3566,15 @@ packages:
     dev: true
     resolution:
       integrity: sha512-7rKUyy33Q1yc98pQ1DAmLtwX109F7TIfWlW1Ydo8Wl1ii1SeHieeh0HHfPeL2fMXK6z0s8ecKs9frCuLJvndBg==
+  /uva/0.1.1:
+    dependencies:
+      callback-store: 0.2.1
+      debug: 2.6.9
+      kamikaze: 0.1.0
+      state-emitter: 0.2.0
+    dev: true
+    resolution:
+      integrity: sha1-0O+qXJlwjg1JAnUXVephmfyytoc=
   /uvu/0.5.1:
     dependencies:
       dequal: 2.0.2