diff --git a/tests/aws_batch/__init__.py b/tests/aws_batch/__init__.py
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diff --git a/tests/aws_batch/test_aws_batch_runner.py b/tests/aws_batch/test_aws_batch_runner.py
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+import os
+import unittest
+
+from rastervision.pipeline import rv_config_ as rv_config
+from rastervision.aws_batch.aws_batch_runner import AWSBatchRunner
+
+
+class MockPipeline:
+    commands = ['test_cpu', 'test_gpu']
+    split_commands = ['test_cpu']
+    gpu_commands = ['test_gpu']
+
+
+class TestAWSBatchRunner(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_build_cmd(self):
+        pipeline = MockPipeline()
+        runner = AWSBatchRunner()
+        rv_config.set_verbosity(4)
+        cmd, args = runner.build_cmd(
+            'config.json',
+            pipeline, ['predict'],
+            num_splits=2,
+            pipeline_run_name='test')
+        cmd_expected = [
+            'python', '-m', 'rastervision.pipeline.cli', '-vvv', 'run_command',
+            'config.json', 'predict', '--runner', 'batch'
+        ]
+        args_expected = {
+            'parent_job_ids': [],
+            'num_array_jobs': None,
+            'use_gpu': False,
+            'job_queue': None,
+            'job_def': None
+        }
+        self.assertListEqual(cmd, cmd_expected)
+        self.assertTrue(args['job_name'].startswith('test'))
+        del args['job_name']
+        self.assertDictEqual(args, args_expected)
+
+    def test_get_split_ind(self):
+        runner = AWSBatchRunner()
+        os.environ['AWS_BATCH_JOB_ARRAY_INDEX'] = '1'
+        self.assertEqual(runner.get_split_ind(), 1)
+        del os.environ['AWS_BATCH_JOB_ARRAY_INDEX']
+        self.assertEqual(runner.get_split_ind(), 0)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()