diff --git a/test/test_base.py b/test/test_base.py
index 4242b24..49cb94d 100644
--- a/test/test_base.py
+++ b/test/test_base.py
@@ -14,15 +14,18 @@ def twit(statuses):
 
     mock_twit = mock.MagicMock(spec=twitter.TwitterStream)
     mock_twit.statuses = statuses
+    mock_twit.search = statuses
     return mock_twit
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def statuses(filter):
+def statuses(filter, search):
     """Streaming Twitter statuses mock. Contains filter attribute."""
 
     mock_statuses = mock.MagicMock()
     mock_statuses.filter = filter
+    mock_statuses.tweets = search
+    mock_statuses.user_timeline = filter
     return mock_statuses
 
 
@@ -33,6 +36,13 @@ def filter(tweet):
     return mock.MagicMock(return_value=[tweet])
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def search(tweet):
+    """Static search, non streaming. Returns a dict of 1 json loaded tweet."""
+
+    return mock.MagicMock(return_value={"statuses": [tweet]})
+
+
 def test_streamed_search(twit, capfd, tweet):
     settings = {"user": "notch", "uid": 63485337, "search": ["some", "words"]}
 
@@ -45,5 +55,65 @@ def test_streamed_search(twit, capfd, tweet):
     assert patched.call_count == 1
 
 
+class TestPrintTweets(object):
+    """Tests related to the print_tweets function."""
+    def test_calls_stream(selt, twit):
+        """stream AND search OR user should call streamed_search."""
+
+        settings = [
+            {"stream": True, "search": ["things"], "user": None},
+            {"stream": True, "search": None, "user": "notch"},
+        ]
+        for setting in settings:
+            with mock.patch.object(base, "streamed_search") as patched:
+                base.print_tweets(twit=twit, settings=setting)
+            patched.assert_called_once_with(twit, setting)
+
+    def test_user_timeline_called(self, twit):
+        """uid without stream should trigger statuses.user_timeline."""
+
+        settings = {
+            "stream": False,
+            "search": None,
+            "user": "notch",
+            "uid": 63485337,
+            "max": 1,
+            "spam": False,
+        }
+
+        base.print_tweets(twit=twit, settings=settings)
+        twit.statuses.user_timeline.assert_called_once_with(user_id=63485337)
+
+    def test_search_called(self, twit):
+        """search without stream should call search.tweets."""
+
+        settings = {
+            "stream": False,
+            "search": ["words", "and", "phrases"],
+            "user": None,
+            "uid": None,
+            "max": 1,
+            "spam": False,
+        }
+
+        base.print_tweets(twit=twit, settings=settings)
+        twit.search.tweets.assert_called_once_with(q="words,and,phrases")
+
+    def test_home_timeline(self, twit):
+        """with no options, we should call statuses.home_timeline."""
+
+        settings = {
+            "stream": False,
+            "search": None,
+            "user": None,
+            "uid": None,
+            "max": 1,
+            "spam": False,
+        }
+
+        base.print_tweets(twit=twit, settings=settings)
+        twit.statuses.home_timeline.assert_called_once()
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     pytest.main()