diff --git a/src/tests/test_config.py b/src/tests/test_config.py
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+"""
+Various tests for config
+"""
+
+import unittest
+
+from pybitmessage.bmconfigparser import BMConfigParser
+
+
+class TestConfig(unittest.TestCase):
+    """A test case for bmconfigparser"""
+
+    def test_safeGet(self):
+        """safeGet retuns provided default for nonexistent option or None"""
+        self.assertIs(
+            BMConfigParser().safeGet('nonexistent', 'nonexistent'), None)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            BMConfigParser().safeGet('nonexistent', 'nonexistent', 42), 42)
+
+    def test_safeGetBoolean(self):
+        """safeGetBoolean returns False for nonexistent option, no default"""
+        self.assertIs(
+            BMConfigParser().safeGetBoolean('nonexistent', 'nonexistent'),
+            False
+        )
+        # no arg for default
+        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
+            BMConfigParser().safeGetBoolean(
+                'nonexistent', 'nonexistent', True)
+
+    def test_safeGetInt(self):
+        """safeGetInt retuns provided default for nonexistent option or 0"""
+        self.assertEqual(
+            BMConfigParser().safeGetInt('nonexistent', 'nonexistent'), 0)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            BMConfigParser().safeGetInt('nonexistent', 'nonexistent', 42), 42)