diff --git a/test/test_model/test_phase_field_model/CMakeLists.txt b/test/test_model/test_phase_field_model/CMakeLists.txt
index f6d80939e..fa02e318a 100644
--- a/test/test_model/test_phase_field_model/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/test_model/test_phase_field_model/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,43 +1,27 @@
 #===============================================================================
 # @file   CMakeLists.txt
 #
 # @author Mohit Pundir <mohit.pundir@epfl.ch>
 #
 # @date creation: Thu Dec 20 2018
 # @date last modification: Thu Dec 20 2018
 #
 # @brief  test for the phase field model
 #
 # @section LICENSE
 #
 # Copyright (©)  2010-2018 EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) Laboratory (LSMS - Laboratoire de Simulation en Mécanique des Solides)
 #
 # Akantu is free  software: you can redistribute it and/or  modify it under the terms  of the  GNU Lesser  General Public  License as published by  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 #
 # Akantu is  distributed in the  hope that it  will be useful, but  WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See  the GNU  Lesser General  Public License  for more details.
 #
 # You should  have received  a copy  of the GNU  Lesser General  Public License along with Akantu. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 #===============================================================================
 
-add_mesh(test_one_element test_one_element.geo 2 1)
-register_test(test_phase_field_model_2d
-  SOURCES test_phase_field_model_2d.cc
-  DEPENDS test_one_element
-  FILES_TO_COPY material.dat
-  PACKAGE phase_field
-  )
-
-register_test(test_solid_one_element
-  SOURCES test_solid_one_element.cc
-  DEPENDS test_one_element
-  FILES_TO_COPY material_solid.dat
+register_test(test_phasefield_selector
+  SOURCES test_phasefield_selector.cc
+  FILES_TO_COPY phasefield_selector.dat phasefield_selector.msh
   PACKAGE core
   )
-
-register_test(test_phase_solid_coupling
-  SOURCES test_phase_solid_coupling.cc
-  DEPENDS test_one_element
-  FILES_TO_COPY material_coupling.dat
-  PACKAGE phase_field core
-  )
diff --git a/test/test_model/test_phase_field_model/phasefield_selector.dat b/test/test_model/test_phase_field_model/phasefield_selector.dat
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c9aa40dc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_model/test_phase_field_model/phasefield_selector.dat
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+phasefield exponential [
+  name = chocolate
+  E = 2
+  gc = 2
+  l0 = 2
+]
+
+phasefield exponential [
+  name = chewing-gum
+  E = 1
+  gc = 1
+  l0 = 1
+]
+
+phasefield exponential [
+  name = candy
+  E = 3
+  gc = 3
+  l0 = 3
+]
diff --git a/test/test_model/test_phase_field_model/phasefield_selector.msh b/test/test_model/test_phase_field_model/phasefield_selector.msh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..afb5cdac7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_model/test_phase_field_model/phasefield_selector.msh
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+$MeshFormat
+2.2 0 8
+$EndMeshFormat
+$PhysicalNames
+3
+1 1 "chocolate"
+1 2 "chewing-gum"
+1 3 "candy"
+$EndPhysicalNames
+$Nodes
+4
+1 0 0 0
+2 1 0 0
+3 2 0 0
+4 3 0 0
+$EndNodes
+$Elements
+3
+1 1 2 1 5 1 2
+2 1 2 2 6 2 3
+3 1 2 3 7 3 4
+$EndElements
diff --git a/test/test_model/test_phase_field_model/test_phasefield_selector.cc b/test/test_model/test_phase_field_model/test_phasefield_selector.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9f56214c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_model/test_phase_field_model/test_phasefield_selector.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+/**
+ * @file   test_phasefield_selector.cc
+ *
+ * @author Mohit Pundir <mohit.pundir@epfl.ch>
+ *
+ * @date creation: Thu Jun 18 2020
+ * @date last modification: Thu Jun 18 2020
+ *
+ * @brief  Test for phasefield selector
+ *
+ * @section LICENSE
+ *
+ * Copyright (©) 2015-2018 EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)
+ * Laboratory (LSMS - Laboratoire de Simulation en Mécanique des Solides)
+ *
+ * Akantu is free  software: you can redistribute it and/or  modify it under the
+ * terms  of the  GNU Lesser  General Public  License as published by  the Free
+ * Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any
+ * later version.
+ *
+ * Akantu is  distributed in the  hope that it  will be useful, but  WITHOUT ANY
+ * WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
+ * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See  the GNU  Lesser General  Public License  for more
+ * details.
+ *
+ * You should  have received  a copy  of the GNU  Lesser General  Public License
+ * along with Akantu. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "aka_common.hh"
+#include "phase_field_model.hh"
+
+using namespace akantu;
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
+
+  initialize("phasefield_selector.dat", argc, argv);
+
+  Math::setTolerance(1e-8);
+
+  Mesh mesh(1);
+  mesh.read("phasefield_selector.msh");
+
+  PhaseFieldModel model(mesh);
+  auto && selector = std::make_shared<MeshDataPhaseFieldSelector<std::string>>(
+									       "physical_names", model);
+  model.setPhaseFieldSelector(selector);
+
+  model.initFull();
+
+  PhaseField & chocolate = model.getPhaseField("chocolate");
+  PhaseField & chewing_gum = model.getPhaseField("chewing-gum");
+  PhaseField & candy = model.getPhaseField("candy");
+
+  UInt chocolate_element = chocolate.getElementFilter(_segment_2)(0, 0);
+  UInt chewing_gum_element = chewing_gum.getElementFilter(_segment_2)(0, 0);
+  UInt candy_element = candy.getElementFilter(_segment_2)(0, 0);
+
+  if (chocolate_element != 0 || chewing_gum_element != 1 || candy_element != 2 ) {
+    return EXIT_FAILURE;
+  }
+ 
+  return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}
+