diff --git a/uw_r25/tests/test_dao.py b/uw_r25/tests/test_dao.py
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+++ b/uw_r25/tests/test_dao.py
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+from unittest import TestCase
+from uw_r25.dao import R25_DAO
+from commonconf import override_settings
+
+
+class R25TestDao(TestCase):
+
+    def test_custom_headers(self):
+        self.assertFalse(R25_DAO()._custom_headers('GET', '/', {}, None))
+        with override_settings(RESTCLIENTS_R25_BASIC_AUTH='b64here'):
+            self.assertEquals(
+                R25_DAO()._custom_headers('GET', '/', {}, None),
+                {'Authorization': 'Basic b64here'}
+            )