diff --git a/src/webmention/receive.js b/src/webmention/receive.js
index 0489687..8f85918 100644
--- a/src/webmention/receive.js
+++ b/src/webmention/receive.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 function isValidUrl(url) {
-	return url &&
+	return url !== undefined &&
 		(url.startsWith("http://") || url.startsWith("https://"))
 }
 
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ function isValidUrl(url) {
 */	 
 function validate(request) {
 	return request.type === "application/x-www-form-urlencoded" &&
-		request.body &&
-		isValidUrl(request.body.source) &&
-		isValidUrl(request.body.target)
+		request.body !== undefined &&
+		isValidUrl(request?.body.source) &&
+		isValidUrl(request?.body.target)
 }
 
 async function receive(body) {
diff --git a/test/webmention/receive.test.js b/test/webmention/receive.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7f2040
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/webmention/receive.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+
+const { receive, validate } = require('../../src/webmention/receive')
+
+describe("validate tests", () => {
+
+	const validhttpurl = "http://localhost/bla"
+	const validhttpsurl = "https://localhost/blie"
+	const invalidurl = "lolzw"
+
+	test("is valid if source and target https urls", () => {
+		const result = validate({
+			type: "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
+			body: {
+				source: validhttpsurl,
+				target: validhttpsurl
+			}
+		})
+
+		expect(result).toBe(true)
+	})
+	test("is valid if source and target http urls", () => {
+		const result = validate({
+			type: "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
+			body: {
+				source: validhttpurl,
+				target: validhttpurl
+			}
+		})
+
+		expect(result).toBe(true)
+	})
+	test("is NOT valid if source is not a valid url", () => {
+		const result = validate({
+			type: "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
+			body: {
+				source: invalidurl,
+				target: validhttpurl
+			}
+		})
+
+		expect(result).toBe(false)
+	})
+	test("is NOT valid if target is not a valid url", () => {
+		const result = validate({
+			type: "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
+			body: {
+				source: validhttpurl,
+				target: invalidurl
+			}
+		})
+
+		expect(result).toBe(false)
+	})
+	test("is NOT valid if source is missing", () => {
+		const result = validate({
+			type: "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
+			body: {
+				target: validhttpurl
+			}
+		})
+
+		expect(result).toBe(false)
+	})
+	test("is NOT valid if target is missing", () => {
+		const result = validate({
+			type: "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
+			body: {
+				source: validhttpurl
+			}
+		})
+
+		expect(result).toBe(false)		
+	})
+	test("is NOT valid if no valid encoded form", () => {
+		const result = validate({
+			type: "ow-mai-got",
+			body: {
+				source: validhttpurl,
+				target: validhttpurl
+			}
+		})
+
+		expect(result).toBe(false)
+	})
+	test("is NOT valid if body is missing", () => {
+		const result = validate({
+			type: "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
+		})
+
+		expect(result).toBe(false)
+	})
+
+})
+
+describe("receive webmention process tests", () => {
+
+})
\ No newline at end of file