diff --git a/cli/command/service/generic_resource_opts_test.go b/cli/command/service/generic_resource_opts_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..99217e9f36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/command/service/generic_resource_opts_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package service
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestValidateSingleGenericResource(t *testing.T) {
+	incorrect := []string{"foo", "fooo-bar"}
+	correct := []string{"foo=bar", "bar=1", "foo=barbar"}
+
+	for _, v := range incorrect {
+		_, err := ValidateSingleGenericResource(v)
+		assert.Error(t, err)
+	}
+
+	for _, v := range correct {
+		_, err := ValidateSingleGenericResource(v)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cli/command/service/opts_test.go b/cli/command/service/opts_test.go
index 6bf00ef6bb..e373c6479d 100644
--- a/cli/command/service/opts_test.go
+++ b/cli/command/service/opts_test.go
@@ -85,3 +85,41 @@ func TestHealthCheckOptionsToHealthConfigConflict(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err := opt.toHealthConfig()
 	assert.EqualError(t, err, "--no-healthcheck conflicts with --health-* options")
 }
+
+func TestResourceOptionsToResourceRequirements(t *testing.T) {
+	incorrectOptions := []resourceOptions{
+		{
+			resGenericResources: []string{"foo=bar", "foo=1"},
+		},
+		{
+			resGenericResources: []string{"foo=bar", "foo=baz"},
+		},
+		{
+			resGenericResources: []string{"foo=bar"},
+		},
+		{
+			resGenericResources: []string{"foo=1", "foo=2"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, opt := range incorrectOptions {
+		_, err := opt.ToResourceRequirements()
+		assert.Error(t, err)
+	}
+
+	correctOptions := []resourceOptions{
+		{
+			resGenericResources: []string{"foo=1"},
+		},
+		{
+			resGenericResources: []string{"foo=1", "bar=2"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, opt := range correctOptions {
+		r, err := opt.ToResourceRequirements()
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Len(t, r.Reservations.GenericResources, len(opt.resGenericResources))
+	}
+
+}