diff --git a/tests/acceptance-tests/steps/steps.py b/tests/acceptance-tests/steps/steps.py
index f4b415c..1cb967f 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance-tests/steps/steps.py
+++ b/tests/acceptance-tests/steps/steps.py
@@ -62,6 +62,16 @@ def step_impl(context):
 accept-encoding: gzip
 user-agent: RIF/0.1.0"""[1:]
 
+@given(u'a .rif file is on disk that has a URL template with a default')
+def step_impl(context):
+    context.filename = '/vol/tests/test-data/url-params.rif'
+    context.variables = {}
+    context.expected_result = """
+GET /url-params?count=10 HTTP/1.1
+host: localhost:8080
+accept-encoding: gzip
+user-agent: RIF/0.1.0"""[1:]
+
 @when(u'the user runs RIF on that file passing in the appropriate variables')
 def step_impl(context):
     variable_args = [
diff --git a/tests/acceptance-tests/template-parameters.feature b/tests/acceptance-tests/template-parameters.feature
index b8f3722..4b1dc81 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance-tests/template-parameters.feature
+++ b/tests/acceptance-tests/template-parameters.feature
@@ -5,3 +5,8 @@ Feature: Template Parameters
 		Given a .rif file is on disk that has a URL template
 		When the user runs RIF on that file passing in the appropriate variables
 		Then RIF should return an echo of the request it made
+
+	Scenario: The user makes a request with a URL template from a .rif file
+		Given a .rif file is on disk that has a URL template with a default
+		When the user runs RIF on that file passing in the appropriate variables
+		Then RIF should return an echo of the request it made