diff --git a/src/eddn/conf/tests/TestSettings.py b/src/eddn/conf/tests/TestSettings.py
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/src/eddn/conf/tests/TestSettings.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import os
+import unittest
+
+
+class TestSettings(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def testLoadSettings(self):
+        from eddn.conf.Settings import Settings
+        self.assertEqual(Settings.RELAY_DECOMPRESS_MESSAGES, False)
+        Settings.loadFrom(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "testLoadSettings.json"))
+        self.assertEqual(Settings.RELAY_DECOMPRESS_MESSAGES, True)
diff --git a/src/eddn/conf/tests/__init__.py b/src/eddn/conf/tests/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/eddn/conf/tests/testLoadSettings.json b/src/eddn/conf/tests/testLoadSettings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..647a9ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/eddn/conf/tests/testLoadSettings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+"RELAY_DECOMPRESS_MESSAGES" : true
+}
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