diff --git a/tsstats/tests/test_config.py b/tsstats/tests/test_config.py
index bd74efa..b8bfd42 100644
--- a/tsstats/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/tsstats/tests/test_config.py
@@ -18,3 +18,12 @@ def test_config(config):
     assert config.get('General', 'log') == 'tsstats/tests/res/test.log'
     config.set('General', 'output', 'output.html')
     assert config.get('General', 'output') == 'output.html'
+
+
+def test_read():
+    config = load(path='tsstats/tests/res/config.ini')
+    # test defaults
+    assert not config.getboolean('General', 'debug')
+    # test written values
+    assert config.get('General', 'log') == 'tsstats/tests/res/test.log'
+    assert config.get('General', 'output') == 'tsstats/tests/res/output.html'