diff --git a/node-test/index.js b/node-test/index.js
index 7be332be..2fd8da7f 100644
--- a/node-test/index.js
+++ b/node-test/index.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const Terminal = require('../lib-headless/xterm.js').Terminal;
 
 console.log('Creating xterm-core terminal...');
 const terminal = new Terminal();
-console.log('Writing `ls` to terminal...')
+console.log('Writing to terminal...')
 terminal.write('foo \x1b[1;31mbar\x1b[0m baz', () => {
   const bufferLine = terminal.buffer.normal.getLine(terminal.buffer.normal.cursorY);
   const contents = bufferLine.translateToString(true);
diff --git a/src/headless/Terminal.test.ts b/src/headless/Terminal.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..07f90436
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/headless/Terminal.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2016 The xterm.js authors. All rights reserved.
+ * @license MIT
+ */
+
+import { deepStrictEqual, throws } from 'assert';
+import { Terminal } from 'headless/public/Terminal';
+
+const INIT_COLS = 80;
+const INIT_ROWS = 24;
+
+describe('Headless Terminal', () => {
+  let term: Terminal;
+  const termOptions = {
+    cols: INIT_COLS,
+    rows: INIT_ROWS
+  };
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    term = new Terminal(termOptions);
+  });
+
+  it('should throw when trying to change cols or rows', () => {
+    throws(() => term.setOption('cols', 1000));
+    throws(() => term.setOption('rows', 1000));
+  });
+});