diff --git a/tests/test_gitlab.py b/tests/test_gitlab.py
index e06be96..675b394 100644
--- a/tests/test_gitlab.py
+++ b/tests/test_gitlab.py
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
-from todoist_interface.gitlab import GitlabAPI
 import json
+import requests
+
+from todoist_interface.gitlab import GitlabAPI
+import mocks
 
 
 def test_init():
@@ -17,3 +20,16 @@ def test_covert_to_todoist(example_issues):
     assert tasks == [
         {'content': '[Consequatur vero maxime deserunt laboriosam est voluptas dolorem.](http://gitlab.example.com/my-group/my-project/issues/6)',
          'label_ids': [2158782094]}]
+
+
+def test_gitlab_get_tickets(monkeypatch, example_issues):
+
+    def mock_get(*args, **kwargs):
+        return mocks.MockResponse(example_issues)
+
+    # apply the monkeypatch for requests.get to mock_get
+    monkeypatch.setattr(requests, "get", mock_get)
+    gitlab = GitlabAPI("url", "token", "assignee")
+    issues = gitlab.get_issues()
+    assert issues[0][
+        'content'] == "[Consequatur vero maxime deserunt laboriosam est voluptas dolorem.](http://gitlab.example.com/my-group/my-project/issues/6)"