diff --git a/tests/lib/test_dump_load.py b/tests/lib/test_dump_load.py
index c34f9ef8..8f6e36f9 100644
--- a/tests/lib/test_dump_load.py
+++ b/tests/lib/test_dump_load.py
@@ -4,6 +4,15 @@ def test_dump(verbose=False):
     assert yaml.dump(['foo'])
 test_dump.unittest = True
 
+def test_load_no_loader(verbose=False):
+    try:
+        yaml.load("- foo\n")
+    except TypeError:
+        return True
+    assert(False, "load() require Loader=...")
+
+test_load_no_loader.unittest = True
+
 def test_load_safeloader(verbose=False):
     assert yaml.load("- foo\n", Loader=yaml.SafeLoader)
 test_load_safeloader.unittest = True