diff --git a/src/eddn/core/tests/TestStatsCollector.py b/src/eddn/core/tests/TestStatsCollector.py
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+++ b/src/eddn/core/tests/TestStatsCollector.py
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+import unittest
+
+from eddn.core.StatsCollector import StatsCollector
+from time import sleep
+
+
+class Test(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def testStatsCollectorTally(self):
+        print "This test will take about 60 seconds to run!"
+        statsCollector = StatsCollector()
+        statsCollector.start()
+
+        self.assertEqual(0, statsCollector.getCount("test", 1))
+        statsCollector.tally("test")
+        sleep(60)
+        self.assertEqual(1, statsCollector.getCount("test", 1))
diff --git a/src/eddn/core/tests/__init__.py b/src/eddn/core/tests/__init__.py
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