diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6f76319..4a860f2 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ requires-python = ">=3.8"
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 dev = [
     "pytest>=7.4.0",
+    "pytest-asyncio>=0.21.0",
     "black>=23.7.0",
     "isort>=5.12.0",
     "mypy>=1.4.1",
@@ -26,10 +27,15 @@ dev = [
 requires = ["hatchling"]
 build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
+[tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel]
+packages = ["."]
+
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
 testpaths = ["tests"]
 python_files = ["test_*.py"]
 addopts = "-v"
+asyncio_mode = "strict"
+asyncio_default_fixture_loop_scope = "function"
 
 [tool.black]
 line-length = 100
diff --git a/tests/test_llm.py b/tests/test_llm.py
index b24cefb..2ea2583 100644
--- a/tests/test_llm.py
+++ b/tests/test_llm.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 """Test LLM API call."""
 import asyncio
+import pytest
 from config.config_loader import load_config
 import httpx
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_llm_call():
     """Test LLM API call with a simple prompt."""
     config = load_config()
@@ -19,8 +21,8 @@ async def test_llm_call():
         "messages": [
             {"role": "user", "content": "Say hello and introduce yourself in one sentence."}
         ],
-        "temperature": llm_config["temperature"],
-        "max_tokens": llm_config["max_tokens"]
+        "temperature": llm_config.get("temperature", 0.7),
+        "max_tokens": llm_config.get("max_tokens", 2000)
     }
     
     print("Making API call to Deepseek...")
@@ -40,6 +42,15 @@ async def test_llm_call():
             print("\nResponse:")
             print(result["choices"][0]["message"]["content"])
             
+            assert response.status_code == 200
+            assert "choices" in result
+            assert len(result["choices"]) > 0
+            assert "message" in result["choices"][0]
+            assert "content" in result["choices"][0]["message"]
+            content = result["choices"][0]["message"]["content"]
+            assert isinstance(content, str)
+            assert len(content) > 0
+            
         except httpx.HTTPStatusError as e:
             print(f"HTTP error occurred: {e.response.text}")
         except Exception as e: