diff --git a/tests/client_unit_test/test_cli_parse_search_files.py b/tests/client_unit_test/test_cli_parse_search_files.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3428998
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/client_unit_test/test_cli_parse_search_files.py
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+"""
+Tests the search-files parser.
+"""
+
+import datetime
+
+import dateutil.parser
+
+from hera_librarian import cli
+
+
+def test_parser_simple_name():
+    parser = cli.generate_parser()
+
+    args = parser.parse_args(
+        [
+            "search-files",
+            "fake_connection",
+            "--name=test_file",
+        ]
+    )
+
+    assert args.name == "test_file"
+
+
+def test_parser_lots():
+    parser = cli.generate_parser()
+
+    args = parser.parse_args(
+        [
+            "search-files",
+            "fake_connection",
+            "--name=test_file",
+            "--create-time-start=2020-01-01",
+            "--create-time-end=2020-01-02",
+            "--uploader=uploader",
+            "--source=source",
+            "--max-results=10",
+        ]
+    )
+
+    assert args.name == "test_file"
+    assert dateutil.parser.parse(args.create_time_start) == datetime.datetime(
+        year=2020, month=1, day=1
+    )
+    assert dateutil.parser.parse(args.create_time_end) == datetime.datetime(
+        year=2020, month=1, day=2
+    )
+    assert args.uploader == "uploader"
+    assert args.source == "source"
+    assert args.max_results == 10
diff --git a/tests/integration_test/test_search_file.py b/tests/integration_test/test_search_file.py
index ad42e95..1ec7134 100644
--- a/tests/integration_test/test_search_file.py
+++ b/tests/integration_test/test_search_file.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 """
 
 import subprocess
+from hera_librarian import cli
 
 
 def test_simple_name_search(librarian_client_command_line, garbage_file):
@@ -25,4 +26,4 @@ def test_simple_name_search(librarian_client_command_line, garbage_file):
         ]
     )
 
-    assert "test_file_for_searching" in str(captured)
+    assert "test_file_for_searching" in str(captured)
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