diff --git a/test/test_logging.py b/test/test_logging.py
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+"""Stupid tests that ensure logging works as expected"""
+import logging as log
+from StringIO import StringIO
+
+import beets.logging as blog
+from _common import unittest, TestCase
+
+
+class LoggingTest(TestCase):
+    def test_logging_management(self):
+        l1 = log.getLogger("foo123")
+        l2 = blog.getLogger("foo123")
+        self.assertEqual(l1, l2)
+        self.assertEqual(type(l1), log.Logger)
+
+        l3 = blog.getLogger("bar123")
+        l4 = log.getLogger("bar123")
+        self.assertEqual(l3, l4)
+        self.assertEqual(type(l3), blog.StrFormatLogger)
+
+        l5 = l3.getChild("shalala")
+        self.assertEqual(type(l5), blog.StrFormatLogger)
+
+    def test_str_format_logging(self):
+        l = blog.getLogger("baz123")
+        stream = StringIO()
+        handler = log.StreamHandler(stream)
+
+        l.addHandler(handler)
+        l.propagate = False
+
+        l.warning("foo {} {bar}", "oof", bar="baz")
+        handler.flush()
+        self.assertTrue(stream.getvalue(), "foo oof baz")
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()