# Tutorial: Test your rule
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To test your rule, submit a job that exits shortly after it starts with a non-zero exit code. If your event rule is configured correctly, you should receive an email message within a few minutes with the event text. 

**To test a rule**

1. Open the AWS Batch console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/batch/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/batch/).

1. Submit a new AWS Batch job. For more information, see [Tutorial: submit a job](submit_job.md). For the job's command, substitute this command to exit the container with an exit code of 1.

   ```
   /bin/sh, -c, 'exit 1'
   ```

1. Check your email to confirm that you received an email alert for the failed job notification.