diff --git a/src/asyncio_taskpool/control/__main__.py b/src/asyncio_taskpool/control/__main__.py
index 86ed53a..2e65fee 100644
--- a/src/asyncio_taskpool/control/__main__.py
+++ b/src/asyncio_taskpool/control/__main__.py
@@ -19,11 +19,10 @@ CLI client entry point.
 """
 
 
-import sys
 from argparse import ArgumentParser
 from asyncio import run
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Dict, Any
+from typing import Any, Dict, Sequence
 
 from ..constants import PACKAGE_NAME
 from ..pool import TaskPool
@@ -31,25 +30,19 @@ from .client import ControlClient, TCPControlClient, UnixControlClient
 from .server import TCPControlServer, UnixControlServer
 
 
-CONN_TYPE = 'conn_type'
+CLIENT_CLASS = 'client_class'
 UNIX, TCP = 'unix', 'tcp'
 SOCKET_PATH = 'path'
 HOST, PORT = 'host', 'port'
 
 
-def parse_cli() -> Dict[str, Any]:
+def parse_cli(args: Sequence[str] = None) -> Dict[str, Any]:
     parser = ArgumentParser(
-        prog=PACKAGE_NAME,
-        description=f"CLI based {ControlClient.__name__} for {PACKAGE_NAME}"
-    )
-    subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(title="Connection types", dest=CONN_TYPE)
-    unix_parser = subparsers.add_parser(UNIX, help="Connect via unix socket")
-    unix_parser.add_argument(
-        SOCKET_PATH,
-        type=Path,
-        help=f"Path to the unix socket on which the {UnixControlServer.__name__} for the {TaskPool.__name__} is "
-             f"listening."
+        prog=f'{PACKAGE_NAME}.control',
+        description=f"Simple CLI based {ControlClient.__name__} for {PACKAGE_NAME}"
     )
+    subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(title="Connection types")
+
     tcp_parser = subparsers.add_parser(TCP, help="Connect via TCP socket")
     tcp_parser.add_argument(
         HOST,
@@ -60,19 +53,25 @@ def parse_cli() -> Dict[str, Any]:
         type=int,
         help=f"Port that the {TCPControlServer.__name__} for the {TaskPool.__name__} is listening on."
     )
-    return vars(parser.parse_args())
+    tcp_parser.set_defaults(**{CLIENT_CLASS: TCPControlClient})
+
+    unix_parser = subparsers.add_parser(UNIX, help="Connect via unix socket")
+    unix_parser.add_argument(
+        SOCKET_PATH,
+        type=Path,
+        help=f"Path to the unix socket on which the {UnixControlServer.__name__} for the {TaskPool.__name__} is "
+             f"listening."
+    )
+    unix_parser.set_defaults(**{CLIENT_CLASS: UnixControlClient})
+
+    return vars(parser.parse_args(args))
 
 
 async def main():
     kwargs = parse_cli()
-    if kwargs[CONN_TYPE] == UNIX:
-        client = UnixControlClient(socket_path=kwargs[SOCKET_PATH])
-    elif kwargs[CONN_TYPE] == TCP:
-        client = TCPControlClient(host=kwargs[HOST], port=kwargs[PORT])
-    else:
-        print("Invalid connection type", file=sys.stderr)
-        sys.exit(2)
-    await client.start()
+    client_cls = kwargs.pop(CLIENT_CLASS)
+    await client_cls(**kwargs).start()
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     run(main())
diff --git a/tests/test_control/test___main__.py b/tests/test_control/test___main__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62a5747
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_control/test___main__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+from unittest import IsolatedAsyncioTestCase
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, patch
+
+from asyncio_taskpool.control.client import TCPControlClient, UnixControlClient
+from asyncio_taskpool.control import __main__ as module
+
+
+class CLITestCase(IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
+
+    def test_parse_cli(self):
+        socket_path = '/some/path/to.sock'
+        args = [module.UNIX, socket_path]
+        expected_kwargs = {
+            module.CLIENT_CLASS: UnixControlClient,
+            module.SOCKET_PATH: Path(socket_path)
+        }
+        parsed_kwargs = module.parse_cli(args)
+        self.assertDictEqual(expected_kwargs, parsed_kwargs)
+
+        host, port = '1.2.3.4', '1234'
+        args = [module.TCP, host, port]
+        expected_kwargs = {
+            module.CLIENT_CLASS: TCPControlClient,
+            module.HOST: host,
+            module.PORT: int(port)
+        }
+        parsed_kwargs = module.parse_cli(args)
+        self.assertDictEqual(expected_kwargs, parsed_kwargs)
+
+        with patch('sys.stderr'):
+            with self.assertRaises(SystemExit):
+                module.parse_cli(['invalid', 'foo', 'bar'])
+
+    @patch.object(module, 'parse_cli')
+    async def test_main(self, mock_parse_cli: MagicMock):
+        mock_client_start = AsyncMock()
+        mock_client = MagicMock(start=mock_client_start)
+        mock_client_cls = MagicMock(return_value=mock_client)
+        mock_client_kwargs = {'foo': 123, 'bar': 456, 'baz': 789}
+        mock_parse_cli.return_value = {module.CLIENT_CLASS: mock_client_cls} | mock_client_kwargs
+        self.assertIsNone(await module.main())
+        mock_parse_cli.assert_called_once_with()
+        mock_client_cls.assert_called_once_with(**mock_client_kwargs)
+        mock_client_start.assert_awaited_once_with()