diff --git a/tools/binman/ftest.py b/tools/binman/ftest.py
index 179326c..92bcb74 100644
--- a/tools/binman/ftest.py
+++ b/tools/binman/ftest.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 import sys
 import tempfile
 import unittest
+import unittest.mock
+import urllib.error
 
 from binman import bintool
 from binman import cbfs_util
@@ -4991,6 +4993,36 @@
         err = stderr.getvalue()
         self.assertRegex(err, "Image 'main-section'.*faked.*: blob-ext-list")
 
+    def testListBintools(self):
+        args = ['tool', '--list']
+        with test_util.capture_sys_output() as (stdout, _):
+            self._DoBinman(*args)
+        out = stdout.getvalue().splitlines()
+        self.assertTrue(len(out) >= 2)
+
+    def testFetchBintools(self):
+        def fail_download(url):
+            """Take the tools.Download() function by raising an exception"""
+            raise urllib.error.URLError('my error')
+
+        args = ['tool']
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError) as e:
+            self._DoBinman(*args)
+        self.assertIn("Invalid arguments to 'tool' subcommand",
+                      str(e.exception))
+
+        args = ['tool', '--fetch']
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError) as e:
+            self._DoBinman(*args)
+        self.assertIn('Please specify bintools to fetch', str(e.exception))
+
+        args = ['tool', '--fetch', '_testing']
+        with unittest.mock.patch.object(tools, 'Download',
+                                        side_effect=fail_download):
+            with test_util.capture_sys_output() as (stdout, _):
+                self._DoBinman(*args)
+        self.assertIn('failed to fetch with all methods', stdout.getvalue())
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()