diff --git a/include/openspace/rendering/screenspacerenderable.h b/include/openspace/rendering/screenspacerenderable.h
index 2bc0c3f3a5..dbd2985669 100644
--- a/include/openspace/rendering/screenspacerenderable.h
+++ b/include/openspace/rendering/screenspacerenderable.h
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ public:
 	virtual void update() = 0;
 	virtual bool isReady() const = 0;
 	bool isEnabled() const;
+	glm::vec2 euclideanPosition() const {return _euclideanPosition.value();};
+	glm::vec2 sphericalPosition() const {return _sphericalPosition.value();};
 	void move(glm::vec2 v){
 		if(_useFlatScreen.value()){
 			glm::vec2 pos = _euclideanPosition.value();
diff --git a/modules/base/shaders/screnspace_fs.glsl b/modules/base/shaders/screnspace_fs.glsl
index 0b41959c46..e8f1401fae 100644
--- a/modules/base/shaders/screnspace_fs.glsl
+++ b/modules/base/shaders/screnspace_fs.glsl
@@ -41,11 +41,3 @@ Fragment getFragment(){
 
 	return frag;
 }
-
-/* out vec4 _out_color_;
-
-void main() {
-     Fragment f = getFragment();
-     _out_color_ = f.color;
-     gl_FragDepth = f.depth;
-} */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/test_screenspaceimage.inl b/tests/test_screenspaceimage.inl
index 88db3b3096..e719772da2 100644
--- a/tests/test_screenspaceimage.inl
+++ b/tests/test_screenspaceimage.inl
@@ -21,10 +21,14 @@
  * CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE  *
  * OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.                                         *
  ****************************************************************************************/
+#define private public
 #include "gtest/gtest.h"
+
+// make private variables public, only for testing!!
 #include <modules/base/rendering/screenspaceimage.h>
 
 /*
+ * For each test the following is run:
  * Constructor() -> setUp() -> test -> tearDown() -> Deconstructor()
  */
 
@@ -52,9 +56,25 @@ protected:
 
 
 TEST_F(ScreenSpaceRenderableTest, initialize){
-
 	bool isReady = _ssr.isReady();
 	ASSERT_TRUE(!isReady) << "ScreenSpaceImage is ready before initialize";
+
+	// cannot test initialize, crashes at createplane becasue of opengl functions. needs mocking
+	//_ssr.initialize();
+	//isReady = _ssr.isReady();
+	//ASSERT_TRUE(!isReady) << "ScreenSpaceImage is not ready after initialize";
+	//_ssr.deinitialize();
+	//isReady = _ssr.isReady();
+	//ASSERT_TRUE(!isReady) << "ScreenSpaceImage is still ready after deinitialize";
+}
+
+TEST_F(ScreenSpaceRenderableTest, move){
+
+	glm::vec2 v1 = _ssr.sphericalPosition();
+	glm::vec2 v2 = glm::vec2(2.0f, 5.0f);
+	_ssr.move(v2);
+
+	ASSERT_EQ(_ssr.sphericalPosition(), v1 + v2);
 }
 
 }//namespace openspace