diff --git a/src/auditor/test-auditor.sh b/src/auditor/test-auditor.sh
index a493683ea..ecd89c74b 100755
--- a/src/auditor/test-auditor.sh
+++ b/src/auditor/test-auditor.sh
@@ -1,14 +1,28 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+# Setup database which was generated from a perfectly normal
+# exchange-wallet interaction and run the auditor against it.
+#
+# Check that the auditor report is as expected.
+#
+# Requires 'jq' tool and Postgres superuser rights!
 set -eu
 DB=taler-auditor-test
-dropdb $DB || true
+dropdb $DB 2> /dev/null || true
 createdb -T template0 $DB || exit 77
-psql $DB < ../benchmark/auditor-basedb.sql
+jq -h > /dev/null || exit 77
+psql $DB -q -1 -f ../benchmark/auditor-basedb.sql > /dev/null
 MASTER_PUB=`cat ../benchmark/auditor-basedb.mpub`
 
 taler-auditor -c test-auditor.conf -m $MASTER_PUB > test-audit.json
 
-# TODO: check test-audit.json matches expectations
+
+fail=0
+# if an emergency was detected, that is a bug and we should fail
+echo -n "Test for emergencies... "
+jq -e .emergencies < test-audit.json > /dev/null && (echo Failed; fail=1) || echo OK
+
+# TODO: Add more checks to ensure test-audit.json matches expectations
 
 dropdb $DB
 
+exit $fail