diff --git a/test/default.command.t b/test/default.command.t
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+#!/usr/bin/env python2.7
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import sys
+import os
+import unittest
+from datetime import datetime
+# Ensure python finds the local simpletap module
+sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
+
+from basetest import Task, TestCase
+
+
+class TestCMD(TestCase):
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        cls.t = Task()
+        cls.t.config("default.command", "list")
+
+        cls.t(('add', 'one'))
+        cls.t(('add', 'two'))
+
+    def test_default_command(self):
+        """default command"""
+        code, out, err = self.t(())
+        self.assertIn("task list]", out)
+
+    def test_info_command(self):
+        """info command"""
+        code, out, err = self.t(('1'))
+        self.assertRegexpMatches(out, 'Description\s+one')
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    from simpletap import TAPTestRunner
+    unittest.main(testRunner=TAPTestRunner())
+
+# vim: ai sts=4 et sw=4