diff --git a/plinth/cfg.py b/plinth/cfg.py
index e951b942e..0d1e467cb 100644
--- a/plinth/cfg.py
+++ b/plinth/cfg.py
@@ -57,8 +57,10 @@ def read():
         directory = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
         directory = os.path.join(directory, '..')
         CONFIG_FILE = os.path.join(directory, 'plinth.config')
+        if not os.path.isfile(CONFIG_FILE):
+            raise FileNotFoundError('No plinth.config file could be found.')
 
-    parser = configparser.SafeConfigParser(
+    parser = configparser.ConfigParser(
         defaults={
             'root': os.path.realpath(directory),
         })
diff --git a/plinth/tests/data/plinth.config.with_missing_options b/plinth/tests/data/plinth.config.with_missing_options
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2ad26600a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plinth/tests/data/plinth.config.with_missing_options
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[Name]
+product_name = Plinth
+box_name = FreedomBox
+
+[Path]
+
+[Network]
+
diff --git a/plinth/tests/data/plinth.config.with_missing_sections b/plinth/tests/data/plinth.config.with_missing_sections
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5870c0b81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plinth/tests/data/plinth.config.with_missing_sections
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[Name]
+product_name = Plinth
+box_name = FreedomBox
+
diff --git a/plinth/tests/test_cfg.py b/plinth/tests/test_cfg.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..75590f60f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plinth/tests/test_cfg.py
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python3
+# -*- mode: python; mode: auto-fill; fill-column: 80 -*-
+#
+# This file is part of Plinth.
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+# License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+import configparser
+import os
+import shutil
+import unittest
+
+from plinth import cfg
+
+
+CONFIG_FILENAME = 'plinth.config'
+SAVED_CONFIG_FILE = CONFIG_FILENAME + '.official'
+CONFIG_FILE_WITH_MISSING_OPTIONS = CONFIG_FILENAME +\
+    '.with_missing_options'
+CONFIG_FILE_WITH_MISSING_SECTIONS = CONFIG_FILENAME +\
+    '.with_missing_sections'
+
+
+class CfgTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Verify that the Plinth configuration module behaves as expected."""
+
+    config_file = ''
+    directory = ''
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        """Locate the official plinth.config file."""
+        if os.path.isfile(cfg.DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE):
+            cls.config_file = cfg.DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE
+            cls.directory = cfg.DEFAULT_ROOT
+        else:
+            cls.directory = os.path.realpath(".")
+            cls.config_file = os.path.join(cls.directory,
+                                           CONFIG_FILENAME)
+            if not(os.path.isfile(cls.config_file)):
+                raise FileNotFoundError('File {} could not be found.',
+                                        format(CONFIG_FILENAME))
+
+    #Tests
+
+    def test_read_main_menu(self):
+        """Verify that the cfg.main_menu container is initially empty."""
+        # menu should be empty before...
+        self.assertTrue(len(cfg.main_menu.items) == 0)
+        cfg.read()
+        # ...and after reading the config file
+        self.assertTrue(len(cfg.main_menu.items) == 0)
+
+    def test_read_official_config_file(self):
+        """Verify that the plinth.config file can be read correctly."""
+
+        # read the plinth.config file directly
+        parser = self.read_config_file(CfgTestCase.config_file)
+
+        # read the plinth.config file via the cfg module
+        cfg.read()
+
+        # compare the two sets of configuration values
+        # Note that the count of items within each section includes the number
+        # of default items (1, for 'root')
+        self.assertEqual(3, len(parser.items('Name')))
+        self.assertEqual(parser.get('Name', 'product_name'), cfg.product_name)
+        self.assertEqual(parser.get('Name', 'box_name'), cfg.box_name)
+
+        self.assertEqual(13, len(parser.items('Path')))
+        self.assertEqual(parser.get('Path', 'root'), cfg.root)
+        self.assertEqual(parser.get('Path', 'file_root'), cfg.file_root)
+        self.assertEqual(parser.get('Path', 'config_dir'), cfg.config_dir)
+        self.assertEqual(parser.get('Path', 'data_dir'), cfg.data_dir)
+        self.assertEqual(parser.get('Path', 'store_file'), cfg.store_file)
+        self.assertEqual(parser.get('Path', 'actions_dir'),
+                         cfg.actions_dir)
+        self.assertEqual(parser.get('Path', 'doc_dir'), cfg.doc_dir)
+        self.assertEqual(parser.get('Path', 'status_log_file'),
+                         cfg.status_log_file)
+        self.assertEqual(parser.get('Path', 'access_log_file'),
+                         cfg.access_log_file)
+        self.assertEqual(parser.get('Path', 'pidfile'), cfg.pidfile)
+
+        self.assertEqual(5, len(parser.items('Network')))
+        self.assertEqual(parser.get('Network', 'host'), cfg.host)
+        self.assertEqual(int(parser.get('Network', 'port')), cfg.port)
+        self.assertEqual(parser.get('Network', 'secure_proxy_ssl_header'),
+                         cfg.secure_proxy_ssl_header)
+        self.assertEqual(parser.get('Network', 'use_x_forwarded_host'),
+                         cfg.use_x_forwarded_host)
+
+    def test_read_missing_config_file(self):
+        """Verify that an exception is raised when there's no config file."""
+        with self.assertRaises(FileNotFoundError):
+            try:
+                self.rename_official_config_file()
+                cfg.read()
+            finally:
+                self.restore_official_config_file()
+
+    def test_read_config_file_with_missing_sections(self):
+        """Verify that missing configuration sections can be detected."""
+        self.assertRaises(configparser.NoSectionError,
+                          self.read_test_config_file,
+                          CONFIG_FILE_WITH_MISSING_SECTIONS)
+
+    def test_read_config_file_with_missing_options(self):
+        """Verify that missing configuration options can be detected."""
+        self.assertRaises(configparser.NoOptionError,
+                          self.read_test_config_file,
+                          CONFIG_FILE_WITH_MISSING_OPTIONS)
+
+    # Helper Methods
+
+    def read_config_file(self, file):
+        """Read the configuration file independently from cfg.py."""
+        parser = configparser.ConfigParser(
+            defaults={'root': CfgTestCase.directory})
+        parser.read(file)
+        return parser
+
+    def read_test_config_file(self, test_file):
+        """Read the specified test configuration file."""
+        self.replace_official_config_file(test_file)
+        try:
+            cfg.read()
+        finally:
+            self.restore_official_config_file()
+
+    def rename_official_config_file(self):
+        """Rename the official config file so that it can't be read."""
+        shutil.move(CfgTestCase.config_file,
+                    os.path.join(CfgTestCase.directory, SAVED_CONFIG_FILE))
+
+    def replace_official_config_file(self, test_file):
+        """Replace plinth.config with the specified test config file."""
+        self.rename_official_config_file()
+        test_data_directory = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(
+            os.path.realpath(__file__)), 'data')
+        shutil.copy2(os.path.join(test_data_directory, test_file),
+                     CfgTestCase.config_file)
+
+    def restore_official_config_file(self):
+        """Restore the official plinth.config file."""
+        if os.path.isfile(CfgTestCase.config_file):
+            os.remove(CfgTestCase.config_file)
+        shutil.move(os.path.join(CfgTestCase.directory, SAVED_CONFIG_FILE),
+                    CfgTestCase.config_file)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/plinth/tests/test_context_processors.py b/plinth/tests/test_context_processors.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ededea2eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plinth/tests/test_context_processors.py
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python3
+# -*- mode: python; mode: auto-fill; fill-column: 80 -*-
+#
+# This file is part of Plinth.
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+# License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+from django.http import HttpRequest
+import unittest
+
+from plinth import context_processors as cp
+
+
+class ContextProcessorsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Verify behavior of the context_processors module."""
+
+    def test_common(self):
+        """Verify that the 'common' function returns the correct values."""
+        request = HttpRequest()
+        request.path = '/aaa/bbb/ccc/'
+        response = cp.common(request)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(response)
+
+        config = response['cfg']
+        self.assertIsNotNone(config)
+        self.assertEqual('Plinth', config.product_name)
+        self.assertEqual('FreedomBox', config.box_name)
+
+        submenu = response['submenu']
+        self.assertIsNone(submenu)
+
+        urls = response['active_menu_urls']
+        self.assertIsNotNone(urls)
+        self.assertEqual(['/', '/aaa/', '/aaa/bbb/', '/aaa/bbb/ccc/'], urls)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/plinth/tests/test_menu.py b/plinth/tests/test_menu.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f73ca3f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plinth/tests/test_menu.py
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python3
+# -*- mode: python; mode: auto-fill; fill-column: 80 -*-
+#
+# This file is part of Plinth.
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+# License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+from django.http import HttpRequest
+import random
+import unittest
+
+from plinth.menu import Menu
+
+
+URL_TEMPLATE = '/a{}/b{}/c{}/'
+
+
+class MenuTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Verify the behavior of the Plinth Menu class."""
+
+    # Test methods
+
+    def test_menu_creation_without_arguments(self):
+        """Verify the Menu state without initialization parameters."""
+        menu = Menu()
+        self.assertEqual('', menu.label)
+        self.assertEqual('', menu.icon)
+        self.assertEqual('#', menu.url)
+        self.assertEqual(50, menu.order)
+        self.assertEqual(0, len(menu.items))
+
+    def test_menu_creation_with_arguments(self):
+        """Verify the Menu state with initialization parameters."""
+        expected_label = 'Label'
+        expected_icon = 'Icon'
+        expected_url = '/aaa/bbb/ccc/'
+        expected_order = 42
+        menu = Menu(expected_label, expected_icon, expected_url,
+                    expected_order)
+
+        self.assertEqual(expected_label, menu.label)
+        self.assertEqual(expected_icon, menu.icon)
+        self.assertEqual(expected_url, menu.url)
+        self.assertEqual(expected_order, menu.order)
+        self.assertEqual(0, len(menu.items))
+
+    @unittest.skip('requires configuring Django beforehand')
+    def test_get(self):
+        """Verify that a menu item can be correctly retrieved."""
+        expected_label = 'Label2'
+        expected_icon = 'Icon2'
+        expected_url = '/ddd/eee/fff/'
+        expected_order = 2
+        menu = Menu()
+        menu.add_item(expected_label, expected_icon, expected_url,
+                      expected_order)
+        actual_item = menu.get(expected_url)
+
+        self.assertIsNotNone(actual_item)
+        self.assertEqual(expected_label, actual_item.label)
+        self.assertEqual(expected_icon, actual_item.icon)
+        self.assertEqual(expected_url, actual_item.url)
+        self.assertEqual(expected_order, actual_item.order)
+        self.assertEqual(0, len(actual_item.items))
+
+    def test_sort_items(self):
+        """Verify that menu items are sorted correctly."""
+        menu = self.build_menu()
+
+        # Verify that the order of every item is equal to or greater
+        # than the order of the item preceding it
+        for i in range(1, 5):
+            self.assertTrue(menu.items[i].order >= menu.items[i-1].order)
+
+    @unittest.skip('requires configuring Django beforehand')
+    def test_add_urlname(self):
+        """Verify that a named URL can be added to a menu correctly."""
+
+    def test_add_item(self):
+        """Verify that a menu item can be correctly added."""
+        expected_label = 'Label3'
+        expected_icon = 'Icon3'
+        expected_url = '/ggg/hhh/iii/'
+        expected_order = 3
+        menu = Menu()
+        actual_item = menu.add_item(expected_label, expected_icon,
+                                    expected_url, expected_order)
+
+        self.assertIsNotNone(actual_item)
+        self.assertEqual(expected_label, actual_item.label)
+        self.assertEqual(expected_icon, actual_item.icon)
+        self.assertEqual(expected_url, actual_item.url)
+        self.assertEqual(expected_order, actual_item.order)
+        self.assertEqual(0, len(actual_item.items))
+
+    def test_active_item(self):
+        """Verify that an active menu item can be correctly retrieved."""
+        menu = self.build_menu()
+
+        for i in range(1, 8):
+            request = HttpRequest()
+            request.path = URL_TEMPLATE.format(i, i, i)
+            item = menu.active_item(request)
+            if i <= 5:
+                self.assertEqual('Item' + str(i), item.label)
+                self.assertEqual(request.path, item.url)
+            else:
+                self.assertIsNone(item)
+
+    # Helper methods
+
+    def build_menu(self, size=5):
+        """Build a menu with the specified number of items."""
+        random.seed()
+        item_data = []
+        for i in range(1, size+1):
+            item_data.append(['Item' + str(i),
+                              'Icon' + str(i),
+                              URL_TEMPLATE.format(i, i, i),
+                              random.randint(0, 100)])
+        menu = Menu()
+        for data in item_data:
+            menu.add_item(data[0], data[1], data[2], data[3])
+        return menu
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()