diff --git a/pipelines/pipeline_test.go b/pipelines/pipeline_test.go
index 1619122..feb9343 100644
--- a/pipelines/pipeline_test.go
+++ b/pipelines/pipeline_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package pipelines
 
 import (
 	"github.com/geplauder/lithium/storage"
+	"image"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
@@ -121,14 +122,26 @@ func TestResizeImage(t *testing.T) {
 
 		storageProvider := storage.GetFileSystemStorageProvider("test", "..")
 
+		// copy test file to storage bucket
 		_, err := storageProvider.StoreExisting(Bucket, "source.jpg", filepath.Join(wd, "../tests/files/900x900.jpg"))
 		assert.Nil(t, err, "Test file should be readable")
 		assert.FileExists(t, storageProvider.GetPath(Bucket, "source.jpg"))
 
+		// run pipeline steps
 		dest, err := pipe.Run("source.jpg", Bucket, storageProvider)
 		assert.Nil(t, err)
 		assert.FileExists(t, storageProvider.GetPath(Bucket, dest))
 
+		// read image config
+		file, err := storageProvider.OpenFile(Bucket, dest)
+		assert.Nil(t, err)
+
+		imgConf, _, err := image.DecodeConfig(file)
+		assert.Nil(t, err)
+
+		assert.Equal(t, 1280, imgConf.Width)
+		assert.Equal(t, 720, imgConf.Height)
+
 		// clean up
 		os.Remove(storageProvider.GetPath(Bucket, "source.jpg"))
 		os.Remove(storageProvider.GetPath(Bucket, dest))
@@ -152,20 +165,32 @@ func TestRotateImage(t *testing.T) {
 	}`
 	const Bucket string = "pipeline_test_03"
 
-	t.Run("Image rotating is successful", func(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("Image rotation step is successful", func(t *testing.T) {
 		wd, _ := os.Getwd()
 		pipe := DeserializePipelines([][]byte{[]byte(Payload)})[0]
 
 		storageProvider := storage.GetFileSystemStorageProvider("test", "..")
 
-		_, err := storageProvider.StoreExisting(Bucket, "source.jpg", filepath.Join(wd, "../tests/files/900x900.jpg"))
+		// copy test file to storage bucket
+		_, err := storageProvider.StoreExisting(Bucket, "source.jpg", filepath.Join(wd, "../tests/files/800x500.jpg"))
 		assert.Nil(t, err, "Test file should be readable")
 		assert.FileExists(t, storageProvider.GetPath(Bucket, "source.jpg"))
 
+		// run pipeline steps
 		dest, err := pipe.Run("source.jpg", Bucket, storageProvider)
 		assert.Nil(t, err)
 		assert.FileExists(t, storageProvider.GetPath(Bucket, dest))
 
+		// read image config
+		file, err := storageProvider.OpenFile(Bucket, dest)
+		assert.Nil(t, err)
+
+		imgConf, _, err := image.DecodeConfig(file)
+		assert.Nil(t, err)
+
+		assert.Equal(t, 500, imgConf.Width)
+		assert.Equal(t, 800, imgConf.Height)
+
 		// clean up
 		os.Remove(storageProvider.GetPath(Bucket, "source.jpg"))
 		os.Remove(storageProvider.GetPath(Bucket, dest))
@@ -202,10 +227,12 @@ func TestEncodeImageWithJpegQuality(t *testing.T) {
 
 		storageProvider := storage.GetFileSystemStorageProvider("test", "..")
 
+		// copy test file to storage bucket
 		_, err := storageProvider.StoreExisting(Bucket, "source.jpg", filepath.Join(wd, "../tests/files/900x900.jpg"))
 		assert.Nil(t, err, "Test file should be readable")
 		assert.FileExists(t, storageProvider.GetPath(Bucket, "source.jpg"))
 
+		// run pipeline steps
 		dest, err := pipe.Run("source.jpg", Bucket, storageProvider)
 		assert.Nil(t, err)
 		assert.FileExists(t, storageProvider.GetPath(Bucket, dest))
diff --git a/tests/files/800x500.jpg b/tests/files/800x500.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac51ab5
Binary files /dev/null and b/tests/files/800x500.jpg differ