diff --git a/tests/test_settings.py b/tests/test_settings.py
index 18a6e76..f8e4118 100644
--- a/tests/test_settings.py
+++ b/tests/test_settings.py
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ def test_settings():
     config = settings.read_config("todoist_interface.yml.example")
     assert (config["gitlab"]["token"] == "gitlabtoken"
             and config["gitlab"]["url"] == "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/"
-            and config["todoist"]["token"] == "todoisttoken")
+            and config["todoist"]["token"] == "todoisttoken"
+            and config["gitlab"]["assignee"] == "muster")
diff --git a/todoist_interface.yml.example b/todoist_interface.yml.example
index 2e0aac9..46ce1cb 100644
--- a/todoist_interface.yml.example
+++ b/todoist_interface.yml.example
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 gitlab:
   url: "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/"
   token: "gitlabtoken"
+  assignee: "muster"
 
 todoist:
   token: "todoisttoken"