diff --git a/tests/test_model/test_handling_data.py b/tests/test_model/test_handling_data.py
index 7ddd5b062b1c6680c64c42ec692ea1834af9216a..2efec24034e49772c322aa3222f67f965e4a42c1 100644
--- a/tests/test_model/test_handling_data.py
+++ b/tests/test_model/test_handling_data.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ from sohstationviewer.model.handling_data import (
     readWaveformMSeed,
     readWaveformReftek,
     readASCII,
+    readText,
 )
 from sohstationviewer.model.reftek.from_rt2ms.core import Reftek130
 
@@ -322,8 +323,7 @@ class TestReadWaveformReftek(TestCase):
     def test_read_data_existing_channel_appended_to(self):
         self.read_data = {
             'DS1-1':
-                {'tracesInfo':
-                     [{'startTmEpoch': 0, 'endTmEpoch': 0}],
+                {'tracesInfo': [{'startTmEpoch': 0, 'endTmEpoch': 0}],
                  'samplerate': 40.0}
         }
         readWaveformReftek(self.rt130_waveform, self.key, self.read_data,
@@ -421,7 +421,8 @@ class TestReadASCII(TestCase):
         )
 
     def test_trace_does_not_contain_log_data(self):
-        raise NotImplementedError(self.test_trace_does_not_contain_log_data.__qualname__)  # noqa
+        raise NotImplementedError(
+            self.test_trace_does_not_contain_log_data.__qualname__)
         # We are only reassigning the data reference of the trace and are not
         # modifying the stored data. As a result, we only need a shallow copy
         # of the trace.
@@ -441,3 +442,40 @@ class TestReadASCII(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(log_string,
                          self.log_data[self.station_id][self.channel_id][0])
 
+
+class TestReadText(TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.text_file = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode='w+t')
+        self.text_file.write('Test text')
+        self.text_file.flush()
+        self.text_file_name = Path(self.text_file.name).name
+        self.non_text_file = TEST_DATA_DIR.joinpath('Q330-sample/'
+                                                    'day_vols_AX08/'
+                                                    'AX08.XA..HHE.2021.186')
+        self.text_logs = []
+
+    def tearDown(self) -> None:
+        self.text_file.close()
+
+    def test_log_appended_to(self):
+        readText(self.text_file.name, self.text_file.name, self.text_logs)
+        self.assertGreater(len(self.text_logs), 0)
+
+    def test_text_file(self):
+        readText(self.text_file.name, Path(self.text_file.name).name,
+                 self.text_logs)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.text_logs[0],
+            f'\n\n** STATE OF HEALTH: {Path(self.text_file.name).name}\nTest text')  # noqa: E501
+
+    def test_non_text_file(self):
+        with self.assertRaises(Exception):
+            readText(self.non_text_file, self.non_text_file.name,
+                     self.text_logs)
+
+    def test_non_existent_file(self):
+        non_existent_file = TEST_DATA_DIR.joinpath('non_existent_file')
+        with self.assertRaises(FileNotFoundError):
+            readText(str(non_existent_file),
+                     non_existent_file.name,
+                     self.text_logs)
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