--- a/gondole_test.go	Tue Apr 11 11:51:47 2017 +0200
+++ b/gondole_test.go	Tue Apr 11 17:04:40 2017 +0200
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 package gondole
 
 import (
+    "testing"
+    "github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
+func TestPrepareRequest(t *testing.T) {
+    g, err := NewApp("foo", nil, NoRedirect)
+    assert.NoError(t, err, "no error")
+
+    req := g.prepareRequest("bar")
+    assert.NotNil(t, req.Headers, "not nil")
+    assert.NotNil(t, req.QueryParams, "not nil")
+}
+