diff --git a/tests/lib/fixtures.py b/tests/lib/fixtures.py
index 8d820db6..22ec5f59 100644
--- a/tests/lib/fixtures.py
+++ b/tests/lib/fixtures.py
@@ -195,6 +195,8 @@ def mock_password(request):
         if not password:
             password = Exception("Unexpected call for password")
 
+        # @todo replace with with rich.console.Console().input(password=True)
+        # since getpass is no longer used
         return patch("getpass.getpass", side_effect=password)
 
     return {"getpass": _mock_password}
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_output.py b/tests/unit/test_output.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..050375ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/test_output.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2012-2021 jrnl contributors
+# License: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html
+from unittest.mock import Mock
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+from jrnl.messages import Message
+from jrnl.output import print_msg
+
+
+@patch("jrnl.output.print_msgs")
+def test_print_msg_calls_print_msgs_as_list_with_style(print_msgs):
+    test_msg = Mock(Message)
+    print_msg(test_msg)
+    print_msgs.assert_called_once_with([test_msg], style=test_msg.style)
+
+
+@patch("jrnl.output.print_msgs")
+def test_print_msg_calls_print_msgs_with_kwargs(print_msgs):
+    test_msg = Mock(Message)
+    kwargs = {
+        "delimter": "test delimiter 🤡",
+        "get_input": True,
+        "screen_input": True,
+        "some_rando_arg": "💩",
+    }
+    print_msg(test_msg, **kwargs)
+    print_msgs.assert_called_once_with([test_msg], style=test_msg.style, **kwargs)