diff --git a/tests/test_006-logger.py b/tests/test_006-logger.py
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+import datetime
+
+import t
+
+from gunicorn.config import Config
+from gunicorn.glogging import Logger
+
+
+class Mock():
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        for attr in kwargs:
+            setattr(self, attr, kwargs[attr])
+
+
+def test_atoms_defaults():
+    response = Mock(status='200', response_length=1024,
+        headers=(('Content-Type', 'application/json'), ))
+    request = Mock(headers=(('Accept', 'application/json'), ))
+    environ = {'REQUEST_METHOD': 'GET', 'RAW_URI': 'http://my.uri',
+        'SERVER_PROTOCOL': 'HTTP/1.1'}
+    logger = Logger(Config())
+    atoms = logger.atoms(response, request, environ,
+        datetime.timedelta(seconds=1))
+    t.istype(atoms, dict)
+    t.eq(atoms['r'], 'GET http://my.uri HTTP/1.1')
+    t.eq(atoms['{accept}i'], 'application/json')
+    t.eq(atoms['{content-type}o'], 'application/json')