diff --git a/beetsplug/ftintitle.py b/beetsplug/ftintitle.py
index 0c3b7122c..83940a471 100644
--- a/beetsplug/ftintitle.py
+++ b/beetsplug/ftintitle.py
@@ -117,13 +117,12 @@ class FtInTitlePlugin(plugins.BeetsPlugin):
         """Import hook for moving featuring artist automatically.
         """
         drop_feat = self.config['drop'].get(bool)
-        feat_format = self.config['format'].get(unicode)
 
         for item in task.imported_items():
-            self.ft_in_title(item, drop_feat, feat_format)
+            self.ft_in_title(item, drop_feat)
             item.store()
 
-    def update_metadata(self, item, feat_part, drop_feat, feat_format):
+    def update_metadata(self, item, feat_part, drop_feat):
         """Choose how to add new artists to the title and set the new
         metadata. Also, print out messages about any changes that are made.
         If `drop_feat` is set, then do not add the artist to the title; just
@@ -139,12 +138,13 @@ class FtInTitlePlugin(plugins.BeetsPlugin):
         # Only update the title if it does not already contain a featured
         # artist and if we do not drop featuring information.
         if not drop_feat and not contains_feat(item.title):
+            feat_format = self.config['format'].get(unicode)
             new_format = feat_format.format(feat_part)
             new_title = u"{0} {1}".format(item.title, new_format)
             self._log.info(u'title: {0} -> {1}', item.title, new_title)
             item.title = new_title
 
-    def ft_in_title(self, item, drop_feat, feat_format):
+    def ft_in_title(self, item, drop_feat):
         """Look for featured artists in the item's artist fields and move
         them to the title.
         """
@@ -165,6 +165,6 @@ class FtInTitlePlugin(plugins.BeetsPlugin):
 
             # If we have a featuring artist, move it to the title.
             if feat_part:
-                self.update_metadata(item, feat_part, drop_feat, feat_format)
+                self.update_metadata(item, feat_part, drop_feat)
             else:
                 self._log.info(u'no featuring artists found')
diff --git a/test/test_ftintitle.py b/test/test_ftintitle.py
index 435230fb1..e849d3631 100644
--- a/test/test_ftintitle.py
+++ b/test/test_ftintitle.py
@@ -18,9 +18,65 @@ from __future__ import (division, absolute_import, print_function,
                         unicode_literals)
 
 from test._common import unittest
+from test.helper import TestHelper
 from beetsplug import ftintitle
 
 
+class FtInTitlePluginFunctional(unittest.TestCase, TestHelper):
+    def setUp(self):
+        """Set up configuration"""
+        self.setup_beets()
+        self.load_plugins('ftintitle')
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        self.unload_plugins()
+        self.teardown_beets()
+
+    def _ft_add_item(self,path, artist, title, aartist):
+        return self.add_item(path=path,
+                             artist=artist,
+                             title=title,
+                             albumartist=aartist)
+
+    def _ft_set_config(self, ftformat, drop = False, auto = True):
+        self.config['ftintitle']['format'] = ftformat
+        self.config['ftintitle']['drop'] = drop
+        self.config['ftintitle']['auto'] = auto
+
+    def test_functional_drop(self):
+        item = self._ft_add_item('/', u'Alice ft Bob', u'Song 1', u'Alice')
+        self.run_command('ftintitle', '-d')
+        item.load()
+        self.assertEqual(item['artist'], u'Alice')
+        self.assertEqual(item['title'], u'Song 1')
+
+    def test_functional_custom_format_1(self):
+        self._ft_set_config('feat. {}')
+
+        item = self._ft_add_item('/', u'Alice ft Bob', u'Song 1', u'Alice')
+        self.run_command('ftintitle')
+        item.load()
+        self.assertEqual(item['artist'], u'Alice')
+        self.assertEqual(item['title'], u'Song 1 feat. Bob')
+
+    def test_functional_custom_format_2(self):
+        self._ft_set_config('featuring {}')
+
+        item = self._ft_add_item('/', u'Alice feat. Bob', u'Song 1', u'Alice')
+        self.run_command('ftintitle')
+        item.load()
+        self.assertEqual(item['artist'], u'Alice')
+        self.assertEqual(item['title'], u'Song 1 featuring Bob')
+
+    def test_functional_custom_format_3(self):
+        self._ft_set_config('with {}')
+
+        item = self._ft_add_item('/', u'Alice feat Bob', u'Song 1', u'Alice')
+        self.run_command('ftintitle')
+        item.load()
+        self.assertEqual(item['artist'], u'Alice')
+        self.assertEqual(item['title'], u'Song 1 with Bob')
+
 class FtInTitlePluginTest(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         """Set up configuration"""