diff --git a/include/ut/http_utility_test.cpp b/include/ut/http_utility_test.cpp
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+#include <http_utility.hpp>
+
+#include "gmock/gmock.h"
+
+TEST(HttpUtility, requestPrefersHtml)
+{
+    boost::beast::http::request<boost::beast::http::string_body> req{};
+
+    req.set("Accept", "*/*, application/octet-stream");
+    crow::Request req1(req);
+    EXPECT_FALSE(
+        http_helpers::requestPrefersHtml(req1.getHeaderValue("Accept")));
+    EXPECT_TRUE(http_helpers::isOctetAccepted(req1.getHeaderValue("Accept")));
+
+    req.set("Accept", "text/html, application/json");
+    crow::Request req2(req);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(
+        http_helpers::requestPrefersHtml(req2.getHeaderValue("Accept")));
+    EXPECT_FALSE(http_helpers::isOctetAccepted(req2.getHeaderValue("Accept")));
+
+    req.set("Accept", "application/json");
+    crow::Request req3(req);
+    EXPECT_FALSE(
+        http_helpers::requestPrefersHtml(req3.getHeaderValue("Accept")));
+    EXPECT_FALSE(http_helpers::isOctetAccepted(req3.getHeaderValue("Accept")));
+}