diff --git a/sql/handler_test.go b/sql/handler_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a583f3ba3
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+++ b/sql/handler_test.go
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+package sql_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/molecula/featurebase/v2/sql"
+	"github.com/molecula/featurebase/v2/test"
+)
+
+func TestHandler(t *testing.T) {
+	cluster := test.MustRunCluster(t, 1)
+	defer cluster.Close()
+	api := cluster.GetNode(0).API
+	queryStr := "select * from nowhere"
+	mapper := sql.NewMapper()
+	query, err := mapper.MapSQL(queryStr)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("failed to map SQL")
+	}
+	handler := sql.NewSelectHandler(api)
+	_, err = handler.Handle(context.Background(), query)
+	if err.Error() != "mapping select: handling: nowhere: index not found" {
+		//expecting it to fail with index not found
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+}