diff --git a/tests/PhpWord/TemplateProcessorTest.php b/tests/PhpWord/TemplateProcessorTest.php
index fa84cf3b..e4789671 100644
--- a/tests/PhpWord/TemplateProcessorTest.php
+++ b/tests/PhpWord/TemplateProcessorTest.php
@@ -425,6 +425,9 @@ final class TemplateProcessorTest extends \PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase
         $this->assertEquals('<w:t>$</w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkStart w:id="0" w:name="_GoBack"/><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="0"/><w:r><w:t xml:space="preserve">15,000.00. </w:t></w:r><w:r w:rsidR="0056499B"><w:t>${variable_name}</w:t></w:r>', $fixed);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @covers ::getMainPartName
+     */
     public function testMainPartNameDetection()
     {
         $templateProcessor = new TemplateProcessor(__DIR__ . '/_files/templates/document22-xml.docx');
@@ -433,4 +436,21 @@ final class TemplateProcessorTest extends \PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase
 
         $this->assertEquals($variables, $templateProcessor->getVariables());
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @covers ::getVariables
+     */
+    public function testGetVariables()
+    {
+        $templateProcessor = new TestableTemplateProcesor();
+
+        $variables = $templateProcessor->getVariablesForPart('<w:r><w:t>normal text</w:t></w:r>');
+        $this->assertEquals(array(), $variables);
+
+        $variables = $templateProcessor->getVariablesForPart('<w:r><w:t>${documentContent}</w:t></w:r>');
+        $this->assertEquals(array('documentContent'), $variables);
+
+        $variables = $templateProcessor->getVariablesForPart('<w:t>$</w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkStart w:id="0" w:name="_GoBack"/><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="0"/><w:r><w:t xml:space="preserve">15,000.00. </w:t></w:r><w:r w:rsidR="0056499B"><w:t>$</w:t></w:r><w:r w:rsidR="00573DFD" w:rsidRPr="00573DFD"><w:rPr><w:iCs/></w:rPr><w:t>{</w:t></w:r><w:proofErr w:type="spellStart"/><w:r w:rsidR="00573DFD" w:rsidRPr="00573DFD"><w:rPr><w:iCs/></w:rPr><w:t>variable_name</w:t></w:r><w:proofErr w:type="spellEnd"/><w:r w:rsidR="00573DFD" w:rsidRPr="00573DFD"><w:rPr><w:iCs/></w:rPr><w:t>}</w:t></w:r>');
+        $this->assertEquals(array('variable_name'), $variables);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/PhpWord/_includes/TestableTemplateProcesor.php b/tests/PhpWord/_includes/TestableTemplateProcesor.php
index f76da417..65e83695 100644
--- a/tests/PhpWord/_includes/TestableTemplateProcesor.php
+++ b/tests/PhpWord/_includes/TestableTemplateProcesor.php
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@
 
 namespace PhpOffice\PhpWord;
 
+/**
+ * This class is used to expose publicly methods that are otherwise private or protected.
+ * This makes testing those methods easier
+ *
+ * @author troosan
+ */
 class TestableTemplateProcesor extends TemplateProcessor
 {
     public function __construct()
@@ -27,4 +33,11 @@ class TestableTemplateProcesor extends TemplateProcessor
     {
         return parent::fixBrokenMacros($documentPart);
     }
+
+    public function getVariablesForPart($documentPartXML)
+    {
+        $documentPartXML = parent::fixBrokenMacros($documentPartXML);
+
+        return parent::getVariablesForPart($documentPartXML);
+    }
 }