diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3ffae32..686ad3d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ debug
 .vscode
 .settings
 .idea
+.tests/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 88d64e7..90f4059 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ How to create a new extra template:
    plugin directory:
 
    ```sh
-   nvim --headless "+lua require('modus-themes.extras').setup()" +qa
+   ./scripts/extras.sh
    ```
 
 4. Ensure the newly created themes in the `extras/` directory are correct. Please **DO
diff --git a/scripts/extras.sh b/scripts/extras.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..07ea4b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/extras.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+nvim -u tests/minit.lua --headless +"lua require('modus-themes.extras').setup()" +qa
diff --git a/tests/minit.lua b/tests/minit.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..97cc2e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/minit.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env -S nvim -l
+
+vim.env.LAZY_STDPATH = ".tests"
+vim.env.LAZY_PATH = vim.fs.normalize("~/projects/lazy.nvim")
+load(vim.fn.system("curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/folke/lazy.nvim/main/bootstrap.lua"))()
+
+-- Setup lazy
+require("lazy.minit").setup({
+	spec = {
+		{
+			dir = vim.uv.cwd(),
+			opts = {},
+		},
+	},
+})