diff --git a/src/tests/test-mu-date.c b/src/tests/test-mu-date.c
index 1ffe509e..2ebab26c 100644
--- a/src/tests/test-mu-date.c
+++ b/src/tests/test-mu-date.c
@@ -129,6 +129,36 @@ test_mu_date_complete_end (void)
 
 
 
+static void
+test_mu_date_interpret_begin (void)
+{
+	time_t now;
+	now = time (NULL);
+	
+	g_assert_cmpstr (mu_date_interpret_s ("now", TRUE) , ==,
+			 mu_date_str_s("%Y%m%d%H%M%S", now));
+
+	g_assert_cmpstr (mu_date_interpret_s ("today", TRUE) , ==,
+			 mu_date_str_s("%Y%m%d000000", now));
+}
+
+static void
+test_mu_date_interpret_end (void)
+{
+	time_t now;
+	now = time (NULL);
+	
+	g_assert_cmpstr (mu_date_interpret_s ("now", FALSE) , ==,
+			 mu_date_str_s("%Y%m%d%H%M%S", now));
+
+	g_assert_cmpstr (mu_date_interpret_s ("today", FALSE) , ==,
+			 mu_date_str_s("%Y%m%d235959", now));
+}
+
+
+
+
+
 int
 main (int argc, char *argv[])
 {
@@ -144,6 +174,12 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
 			 test_mu_date_complete_begin);
 	g_test_add_func ("/mu-str/mu_date_complete_end",
 			 test_mu_date_complete_end);
+
+	g_test_add_func ("/mu-str/mu_date_interpret_begin",
+			 test_mu_date_interpret_begin);
+	g_test_add_func ("/mu-str/mu_date_interpret_end",
+			 test_mu_date_interpret_end);
+
 	
 	g_log_set_handler (NULL,
 			   G_LOG_LEVEL_MASK | G_LOG_FLAG_FATAL| G_LOG_FLAG_RECURSION,