diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b20b9c4aa..05f6591dc 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ before_install:
   - export TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR=$HOME/gopath/src/github.com/senorprogrammer/wtf
   - cd $HOME/gopath/src/github.com/senorprogrammer/wtf
 
-script: go get ./... && go get github.com/go-test/deep && go test -v github.com/senorprogrammer/wtf/wtf_tests
+script: go get ./... && go get github.com/go-test/deep && go test -v github.com/senorprogrammer/wtf/wtf_tests/...
diff --git a/_sample_configs/bargraph_config.yml b/_sample_configs/bargraph_config.yml
index ffdf9fe57..c70bc2aab 100644
--- a/_sample_configs/bargraph_config.yml
+++ b/_sample_configs/bargraph_config.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ wtf:
   mods:
     bargraph:
       enabled: true
-      graphIcon: "🍎"
+      graphIcon: "💀"
+      graphStars: 25
       position:
         top: 2
         left: 0
diff --git a/bargraph/widget.go b/bargraph/widget.go
index b5b9d9ffe..7863f81d0 100644
--- a/bargraph/widget.go
+++ b/bargraph/widget.go
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ func MakeGraph(widget *Widget) {
 
 	}
 
-	icon := wtf.Config.UString("wtf.mods.bargraph.graphIcon", "✭ ")
-	widget.BarGraph.BuildBars(20, icon, stats[:])
+	widget.BarGraph.BuildBars(stats[:])
 
 }
 
diff --git a/wtf/bargraph.go b/wtf/bargraph.go
index 977f526f9..7a1a5e9ea 100644
--- a/wtf/bargraph.go
+++ b/wtf/bargraph.go
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ import (
 
 //BarGraph lets make graphs
 type BarGraph struct {
-	enabled   bool
-	focusable bool
-
+	enabled     bool
+	focusable   bool
+	starChar    string
+	maxStars    int
 	Name        string
 	RefreshedAt time.Time
 	RefreshInt  int
@@ -27,9 +28,10 @@ type BarGraph struct {
 // NewBarGraph initialize your fancy new graph
 func NewBarGraph(name string, configKey string, focusable bool) BarGraph {
 	widget := BarGraph{
-		enabled:   Config.UBool(fmt.Sprintf("wtf.mods.%s.enabled", configKey), false),
-		focusable: focusable,
-
+		enabled:    Config.UBool(fmt.Sprintf("wtf.mods.%s.enabled", configKey), false),
+		focusable:  focusable,
+		starChar:   Config.UString(fmt.Sprintf("wtf.mods.%s.graphIcon", configKey), name),
+		maxStars:   Config.UInt(fmt.Sprintf("wtf.mods.%s.graphStars", configKey), 20),
 		Name:       Config.UString(fmt.Sprintf("wtf.mods.%s.title", configKey), name),
 		RefreshInt: Config.UInt(fmt.Sprintf("wtf.mods.%s.refreshInterval", configKey)),
 	}
@@ -99,8 +101,14 @@ func (widget *BarGraph) addView() {
 
 // BuildBars will build a string of * to represent your data of [time][value]
 // time should be passed as a int64
-func (widget *BarGraph) BuildBars(maxStars int, starChar string, data [][2]int64) {
+func (widget *BarGraph) BuildBars(data [][2]int64) {
+
+	widget.View.SetText(BuildStars(data, widget.maxStars, widget.starChar))
 
+}
+
+//BuildStars build the string to display
+func BuildStars(data [][2]int64, maxStars int, starChar string) string {
 	var buffer bytes.Buffer
 
 	//counter to inintialize min value
@@ -158,8 +166,7 @@ func (widget *BarGraph) BuildBars(maxStars int, starChar string, data [][2]int64
 		buffer.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%s -\t [red]%s[white] - (%d)\n", t.Format("Jan 02, 2006"), stars, val))
 	}
 
-	widget.View.SetText(buffer.String())
-
+	return buffer.String()
 }
 
 /* -------------------- Exported Functions -------------------- */
diff --git a/wtf_tests/bargraph/bargraph_test.go b/wtf_tests/bargraph/bargraph_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3135c9255
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wtf_tests/bargraph/bargraph_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package bargraphtests
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	. "github.com/senorprogrammer/wtf/wtf"
+	. "github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+// MakeData - Create sample data
+func makeData() [][2]int64 {
+
+	//this could come from config
+	const lineCount = 2
+	var stats [lineCount][2]int64
+
+	stats[0][1] = 1530122942
+	stats[0][0] = 100
+
+	stats[1][1] = 1530132942
+	stats[1][0] = 210
+
+	return stats[:]
+
+}
+
+//TestOutput of the bargraph make string (BuildStars) function
+func TestOutput(t *testing.T) {
+
+	result := BuildStars(makeData(), 20, "*")
+
+	Equal(t, result, "Jan 18, 1970 -\t [red]*[white] - (100)\nJan 18, 1970 -\t [red]********************[white] - (210)\n")
+}