diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82adb58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+__pycache__
+venv
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0ae72b5..45bef53 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -23,10 +23,9 @@ SHARE_DIR = $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share
 .PHONY: install
 
 install:
-	@install -Dm755 scripts/* -t $(SHARE_DIR)/libalpm/scripts/
+	@install -Dm755 snap_pac.py $(SHARE_DIR)/libalpm/scripts/snap-pac
 	@install -Dm644 hooks/* -t $(SHARE_DIR)/libalpm/hooks/
 	@install -Dm644 LICENSE -t $(SHARE_DIR)/licenses/$(PKGNAME)/
 	@install -Dm644 man8/* -t $(SHARE_DIR)/man/man8/
 	@install -Dm644 README.md -t $(SHARE_DIR)/doc/$(PKGNAME)/
-	@install -Dm644 extra/snap-pac.conf.example -t $(DESTDIR)/etc/
-	@install -Dm644 extra/root.conf.example -t $(DESTDIR)/etc/snap-pac/
+	@install -Dm644 extra/snap-pac.ini -t $(DESTDIR)/etc/snap-pac.ini.example
diff --git a/extra/snap-pac.ini b/extra/snap-pac.ini
index 4d3260e..9189727 100644
--- a/extra/snap-pac.ini
+++ b/extra/snap-pac.ini
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@
 # See snap-pac(8) for details
 
 [root]
-abort_on_fail = False
 desc_limit = 72
 snapshot = True
 cleanup_algorithm = number
-#pre_description = "pacman pre snapshot"
-#post_description = "pacman post snapshot"
+#pre_description = pacman pre snapshot
+#post_description = pacman post snapshot
diff --git a/scripts/snap-pac b/snap_pac.py
similarity index 79%
rename from scripts/snap-pac
rename to snap_pac.py
index 930d31a..52fd7b7 100755
--- a/scripts/snap-pac
+++ b/snap_pac.py
@@ -27,47 +27,41 @@ import sys
 logging.basicConfig(format="%(message)s", level=logging.INFO)
 
 
-def create_snapper_cmd(args, config, section):
-    chroot = os.stat("/") != os.stat("/proc/1/root/.")
+def create_snapper_cmd(preorpost, config, section, prefile):
+    """Populate the snapper command."""
+    try:
+        chroot = os.stat("/") != os.stat("/proc/1/root/.")
+    except PermissionError:
+        logging.warning("Unable to detect if in chroot. Run script as root.")
+        chroot = False
     snapper_cmd = ["snapper"]
     if chroot:
         snapper_cmd.append("--no-dbus")
     snapper_cmd.append(f"--config {section} create")
-    snapper_cmd.append(f"--type {args.preorpost}")
+    snapper_cmd.append(f"--type {preorpost}")
     snapper_cmd.append(f"--cleanup-algorithm {config.get(section, 'cleanup_algorithm')}")
     snapper_cmd.append("--print-number")
     desc_limit = config.getint(section, "desc_limit")
-    if args.preorpost == "pre":
+    if preorpost == "pre":
         snapper_cmd.append(f"--description {config.get(section, 'pre_description')[:desc_limit]}")
     else:
         snapper_cmd.append(f"--description {config.get(section, 'post_description')[:desc_limit]}")
+        with open(prefile, "r") as f:
+            pre_number = f.read().rstrip("\n")
+            snapper_cmd.append(f"--pre-number {pre_number}")
+        os.remove(prefile)
     return snapper_cmd
 
 
 def do_snapshot(preorpost, cmd, prefile):
-    if preorpost == "pre":
-        return do_pre_snapshot(cmd, prefile)
-    else:
-        return do_post_snapshot(cmd, prefile)
-
-
-def do_pre_snapshot(cmd, prefile):
-    """Run snapper command, write snapshot number to file."""
+    """Run the actual snapper command and save snapshot number if pre snapshot."""
     num = os.popen(" ".join(cmd)).read().rstrip("\n")
-    with open(prefile, "w") as f:
-        f.write(num)
+    if preorpost == "pre":
+        with open(prefile, "w") as f:
+            f.write(num)
     return num
 
 
-def do_post_snapshot(cmd, prefile):
-    """Read pre snapshot number from file, run snapper, delete prefile."""
-    with open(prefile, "r") as f:
-        pre_number = f.read().rstrip("\n")
-        cmd.append(f"--pre-number {pre_number}")
-    os.remove(prefile)
-    return os.popen(" ".join(cmd)).read().rstrip("\n")
-
-
 def get_snapper_configs(conf_file):
     """Get the snapper configurations."""
     with open(conf_file, "r") as f:
@@ -77,10 +71,8 @@ def get_snapper_configs(conf_file):
                 return line[1].lstrip("\"").split()
 
 
-def setup_config_parser(ini_file):
+def setup_config_parser(ini_file, parent_cmd, packages):
     """Set up defaults for snap-pac configuration."""
-    parent_cmd = os.popen(f"ps -p {os.getppid()} -o args=").read().strip()
-    packages = " ".join([line.rstrip("\n") for line in sys.stdin])
 
     config = ConfigParser()
     config["DEFAULT"] = {
@@ -98,11 +90,14 @@ def setup_config_parser(ini_file):
 
 
 def main(snap_pac_ini, snapper_conf_file, args):
-    config = setup_config_parser(snap_pac_ini)
-    snapper_configs = get_snapper_configs(snapper_conf_file)
 
     if os.getenv("SNAP_PAC_SKIP", "n") in ["y", "Y", "yes", "Yes", "YES"]:
-        return
+        return False
+
+    parent_cmd = os.popen(f"ps -p {os.getppid()} -o args=").read().strip()
+    packages = " ".join([line.rstrip("\n") for line in sys.stdin])
+    config = setup_config_parser(snap_pac_ini, parent_cmd, packages)
+    snapper_configs = get_snapper_configs(snapper_conf_file)
 
     for c in snapper_configs:
 
@@ -113,11 +108,13 @@ def main(snap_pac_ini, snapper_conf_file, args):
         if config.getboolean(c, "snapshot"):
             prefile = f"/tmp/snap-pac-pre_{c}"
             logging.debug(f"{prefile = }")
-            snapper_cmd = create_snapper_cmd(args, config, c)
+            snapper_cmd = create_snapper_cmd(args.preorpost, config, c, prefile)
             logging.debug(f"{snapper_cmd = }")
             num = do_snapshot(args.preorpost, snapper_cmd, prefile)
             logging.info(f"==> {c}: {num}")
 
+    return True
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
 
diff --git a/tests.py b/tests.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9a1a62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+from configparser import ConfigParser
+import tempfile
+import os
+
+import pytest
+
+from snap_pac import create_snapper_cmd, get_snapper_configs, main, setup_config_parser
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def config():
+    config = ConfigParser()
+    config["DEFAULT"] = {
+        "snapshot": False,
+        "cleanup_algorithm": "number",
+        "pre_description": "\"foo\"",
+        "post_description":  "\"bar\"",
+        "desc_limit": 72
+    }
+    config["root"] = {
+        "snapshot": True
+    }
+    config["home"] = {
+        "snapshot": True
+    }
+    return config
+
+
+def test_create_snapper_pre_cmd(config):
+    snapper_cmd = create_snapper_cmd("pre", config, "root", "/tmp/somefile")
+    cmd = "snapper --config root create --type pre --cleanup-algorithm number --print-number --description \"foo\""
+    assert " ".join(snapper_cmd) == cmd
+
+
+def test_create_snapper_post_cmd(config):
+    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile("w", delete=False) as f:
+        f.write("1234")
+    snapper_cmd = create_snapper_cmd("post", config, "root", f.name)
+    cmd = "snapper --config root create --type post --cleanup-algorithm number --print-number"
+    cmd += " --description \"bar\" --pre-number 1234"
+    assert " ".join(snapper_cmd) == cmd
+
+
+def test_get_snapper_configs():
+    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile("w", delete=False) as f:
+        f.write("## Path: System/Snapper\n")
+        f.write("\n")
+        f.write("## Type:        string\n")
+        f.write("## Default:     \"\"\n")
+        f.write("# List of snapper configurations.\n")
+        f.write("SNAPPER_CONFIGS=\"home root foo bar\"\n")
+        name = f.name
+    assert get_snapper_configs(name) == ["home", "root", "foo", "bar"]
+
+
+def test_skip_snap_pac():
+    os.environ["SNAP_PAC_SKIP"] = "y"
+    assert main("foo", "bar", "yep") is False
+
+
+def test_setup_config_parser(config):
+    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile("w", delete=False) as f:
+        f.write("[home]\n")
+        f.write("snapshot = True")
+        name = f.name
+    config2 = setup_config_parser(name, "foo", "bar")
+    assert config == config2