diff --git a/catfish/worker/__init__.py b/catfish/worker/__init__.py
index 9cbeef5..4b44796 100644
--- a/catfish/worker/__init__.py
+++ b/catfish/worker/__init__.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import psutil
 from catfish.router import start_router
 from catfish.utils.processes import terminate_processes
 
-from .server import start_server, WORKER_SERVER_SOCKET
+from .server import WORKER_SERVER_SOCKET, start_server
 
 PID_FILE = os.path.join(tempfile.gettempdir(), "catfish.pid")
 
@@ -34,9 +34,7 @@ def wait_for_worker():
 
 
 def wait_for_running_worker():
-    while not all([
-        os.path.exists(WORKER_SERVER_SOCKET)
-    ]):
+    while not all([os.path.exists(WORKER_SERVER_SOCKET)]):
         time.sleep(0.1)
 
 
diff --git a/catfish/worker/server.py b/catfish/worker/server.py
index ebec9cb..3ffbbda 100644
--- a/catfish/worker/server.py
+++ b/catfish/worker/server.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import socket
 import subprocess
 import tempfile
 import time
+
 import click
 
 import ujson
@@ -40,6 +41,8 @@ async def client_connected(reader, writer):
             env={**os.environ, "PYTHONUNBUFFERED": "1"}
         )
         write_data(writer, {"pid": proc.pid})
+    elif data["type"] == "ping":
+        write_data(writer, {"ping": "pong"})
     else:
         write_data(writer, {"error": "Invalid command"})
 
diff --git a/tests/test_worker/test_server.py b/tests/test_worker/test_server.py
index 9a15cbc..79cee12 100644
--- a/tests/test_worker/test_server.py
+++ b/tests/test_worker/test_server.py
@@ -1,9 +1,17 @@
-from tests import BaseWorkerTestCase
-from catfish.worker.server import send_to_server
 from catfish.utils.processes import is_process_running
+from catfish.worker.server import send_to_server
+from tests import BaseWorkerTestCase
 
 
 class WorkerServerTestCase(BaseWorkerTestCase):
     def test_server_creates_process(self):
         response = send_to_server({"type": "process", "command": "yes"})
-        self.assertTrue(is_process_running(response['pid']))
+        self.assertTrue(is_process_running(response["pid"]))
+
+    def test_unknown_command_type(self):
+        response = send_to_server({"type": "nothing"})
+        self.assertEqual(response, {"error": "Invalid command"})
+
+    def test_ping(self):
+        response = send_to_server({"type": "ping"})
+        self.assertEqual(response, {"ping": "pong"})