diff --git a/pipelines/pipeline_test.go b/pipelines/pipeline_test.go
index 919f2d6..1619122 100644
--- a/pipelines/pipeline_test.go
+++ b/pipelines/pipeline_test.go
@@ -65,6 +65,37 @@ func TestVideoPipelineDeserialization(t *testing.T) {
 
 // image pipeline steps
 
+func TestNoSteps(t *testing.T) {
+	const Payload string = `{
+		"name": "example pipeline",
+		"type": 1,
+		"removeMetadata": false,
+		"steps": []
+	}`
+	const Bucket string = "pipeline_test_04"
+
+	t.Run("Pipeline execution is successful", func(t *testing.T) {
+		wd, _ := os.Getwd()
+		pipe := DeserializePipelines([][]byte{[]byte(Payload)})[0]
+
+		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))
+
+		// clean up
+		os.Remove(storageProvider.GetPath(Bucket, "source.jpg"))
+		os.Remove(storageProvider.GetPath(Bucket, dest))
+	})
+}
+
 func TestResizeImage(t *testing.T) {
 	const Payload string = `{
 		"name": "example pipeline",