diff --git a/test/http/utility_test.cpp b/test/http/utility_test.cpp
index 69887e8..689d634 100644
--- a/test/http/utility_test.cpp
+++ b/test/http/utility_test.cpp
@@ -105,6 +105,12 @@
     EXPECT_EQ(data, decoded);
 }
 
+TEST(Utility, CreateBasicAuthHeader)
+{
+    std::string authHeader = createBasicAuthHeader("username", "password");
+    EXPECT_EQ(authHeader, "Basic dXNlcm5hbWU6cGFzc3dvcmQ=");
+}
+
 TEST(Utility, readUrlSegments)
 {
     boost::system::result<boost::urls::url_view> parsed =