diff --git a/src/tests/config/syslog.ini b/src/tests/config/syslog.ini
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..17dce055
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/config/syslog.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+sp.global.secret_key("abcdef");
+sp.unserialize_hmac.enable();
+sp.log_media("syslog");
diff --git a/src/tests/syslog.phpt b/src/tests/syslog.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..55856776
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/syslog.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--TEST--
+Check the syslog output
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php if (!extension_loaded("snuffleupagus")) print "skip"; ?>
+--INI--
+sp.configuration_file={PWD}/config/syslog.ini
+--FILE--
+<?php 
+var_dump(unserialize('s:1:"a";'));
+?>
+--EXPECTF--