diff --git a/toREST/tests/config_test.cpp b/toREST/tests/config_test.cpp
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+#include <Catch/catch.hpp>
+#include <config.hpp>
+
+SCENARIO("The configuration have default properties") {
+  Config config;
+  REQUIRE_FALSE(config.default_download_dir.empty());
+  REQUIRE_FALSE(config.root_dir.empty());
+  REQUIRE(config.default_download_dir == "toREST");
+}
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