diff --git a/e107_handlers/iphandler_class.php b/e107_handlers/iphandler_class.php
index a14a5a206..e31bbf148 100644
--- a/e107_handlers/iphandler_class.php
+++ b/e107_handlers/iphandler_class.php
@@ -1278,6 +1278,7 @@ class banlistManager
 
 	public function __construct()
 	{
+		e107_include_once(e_LANGUAGEDIR.e_LANGUAGE."/admin/lan_banlist.php");
 		$this->ourConfigDir = e107::getIPHandler()->getConfigDir();
 		$this->banTypes = array( // Used in Admin-ui. 
 			'-1' 				=> BANLAN_101, // manual
diff --git a/e107_tests/tests/unit/eIPHandlerTest.php b/e107_tests/tests/unit/eIPHandlerTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0f4ea4d2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e107_tests/tests/unit/eIPHandlerTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+<?php
+	/**
+	 * e107 website system
+	 *
+	 * Copyright (C) 2008-2020 e107 Inc (e107.org)
+	 * Released under the terms and conditions of the
+	 * GNU General Public License (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt)
+	 *
+	 */
+
+
+
+	class eIPHandlerTest extends \Codeception\Test\Unit
+	{
+
+		/** @var eIPHandler */
+		protected $ip;
+
+		protected function _before()
+		{
+
+			try
+			{
+				$this->ip = $this->make('eIPHandler');
+			} catch(Exception $e)
+			{
+				$this->assertTrue(false, "Couldn't load eIPHandler object");
+			}
+
+			$this->__construct();
+		}
+
+/*		public function testMakeEmailQuery()
+		{
+
+		}
+
+		public function testGet_host_name()
+		{
+
+		}
+
+		public function testSetIP()
+		{
+
+		}
+
+		public function testIpDecode()
+		{
+
+		}
+
+		public function testWhatIsThis()
+		{
+
+		}
+
+		public function testIp6AddWildcards()
+		{
+
+		}
+
+		public function testIsUserLogged()
+		{
+
+		}
+
+		public function testCheckFilePerms()
+		{
+
+		}
+
+		public function test__construct()
+		{
+
+		}
+
+		public function testCheckBan()
+		{
+
+		}
+
+		public function testPermsToString()
+		{
+
+		}
+
+		public function testMakeDomainQuery()
+		{
+
+		}*/
+
+		public function testAdd_ban()
+		{
+			// $bantype = 1 for manual, 2 for flooding, 4 for multiple logins
+
+			$banDurations = array(
+			'0' => 0,
+			'-1' => 0, // manually added ban
+			'-2' => 0, // flood
+			'-3' => 8, // hits
+			'-4' => 10, // multi-login
+			'-5' => 0, // imported
+			'-6' => 0,  // banned user
+			'-8' => 0 // unknown
+			);
+
+			define('LAN_SETSAVED', "Saved"); // for preferences.
+
+			//set ban duration pref.
+			e107::getConfig()->set('ban_durations',$banDurations)->save(false,true, false);
+
+			$result = $this->ip->add_ban(2,"unit test generated ban", '123.123.123.123', 0,);
+			$this->assertTrue($result);
+
+
+		}
+/*
+		public function testGetIP()
+		{
+
+		}
+
+		public function testGetConfigDir()
+		{
+
+		}
+
+		public function testRegenerateFiles()
+		{
+
+		}
+
+		public function testBan()
+		{
+
+		}
+
+		public function testIsAddressRoutable()
+		{
+
+		}
+
+		public function testIpEncode()
+		{
+
+		}
+
+		public function testDebug()
+		{
+
+		}
+
+		public function testGetUserToken()
+		{
+
+		}
+
+	*/
+
+
+	}