diff --git a/tests/features/datetime.feature b/tests/features/datetime.feature
index 5c66b093..0dd02b86 100644
--- a/tests/features/datetime.feature
+++ b/tests/features/datetime.feature
@@ -67,3 +67,39 @@ Feature: Reading and writing to journal with custom date formats
         # | little_endian_dates.yaml | -on 'july' --short         | 10.07.2013 15:40 Life is good.   |
 
 
+    Scenario: Writing an entry at the prompt with custom date
+        Given we use the config "little_endian_dates.yaml"
+        When we run "jrnl" and enter "2013-05-10: I saw Elvis. He's alive."
+        Then we should get no error
+        When we run "jrnl -999"
+        Then the output should contain "10.05.2013 09:00 I saw Elvis."
+        And the output should contain "He's alive."
+
+
+    Scenario: Viewing today's entries does not print the entire journal
+        # see: https://github.com/jrnl-org/jrnl/issues/741
+        Given we use the config "simple.yaml"
+        When we run "jrnl -on today"
+        Then the output should not contain "Life is good"
+        And the output should not contain "But I'm better."
+
+
+    Scenario Outline: Create entry using day of the week as entry date.
+        Given we use the config "simple.yaml"
+        When we run "jrnl <command>"
+        Then we should see the message "Entry added"
+        When we run "jrnl -1"
+        Then the output should contain "<output>"
+        Then the output should contain the date "<date>"
+
+        Examples: Days of the week
+        | command                         | output               | date             |
+        | Monday: entry on a monday       | entry on a monday    | monday at 9am    |
+        | Tuesday: entry on a tuesday     | entry on a tuesday   | tuesday at 9am   |
+        | Wednesday: entry on a wednesday | entry on a wednesday | wednesday at 9am |
+        | Thursday: entry on a thursday   | entry on a thursday  | thursday at 9am  |
+        | Friday: entry on a friday       | entry on a friday    | friday at 9am    |
+        | Saturday: entry on a saturday   | entry on a saturday  | saturday at 9am  |
+        | Sunday: entry on a sunday       | entry on a sunday    | sunday at 9am    |
+        | sunday: entry on a sunday       | entry on a sunday    | sunday at 9am    |
+        | sUndAy: entry on a sunday       | entry on a sunday    | sunday at 9am    |
diff --git a/tests/step_defs/conftest.py b/tests/step_defs/conftest.py
index 3c2c0287..995b5154 100644
--- a/tests/step_defs/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/step_defs/conftest.py
@@ -47,6 +47,16 @@ def toml_version(working_dir):
     return pyproject_contents["tool"]["poetry"]["version"]
 
 
+@fixture
+def command():
+    return ''
+
+
+@fixture
+def user_input():
+    return ''
+
+
 # ----- STEPS ----- #
 @given(parse('we use the config "{config_file}"'), target_fixture="config_path")
 @given('we use the config "<config_file>"', target_fixture="config_path")
@@ -77,7 +87,9 @@ def we_use_the_config(config_file, temp_dir, working_dir):
 
 @when(parse('we run "jrnl {command}"'))
 @when('we run "jrnl <command>"')
-def we_run(command, config_path, cli_run, capsys):
+@when('we run "jrnl"')
+@when(parse('we run "jrnl" and enter "{user_input}"'))
+def we_run(command, config_path, user_input, cli_run, capsys):
     args = split_args(command)
     status = 0
 
@@ -85,8 +97,8 @@ def we_run(command, config_path, cli_run, capsys):
     # see: https://github.com/psf/black/issues/664
     with \
         patch("sys.argv", ['jrnl'] + args), \
-        patch("jrnl.config.get_config_path", side_effect=lambda: config_path), \
-        patch("jrnl.install.get_config_path", side_effect=lambda: config_path) \
+        patch("sys.stdin.read", return_value=user_input) as mock_read, \
+        patch("jrnl.install.get_config_path", return_value=config_path) \
     :
         try:
             cli(args)
@@ -119,6 +131,13 @@ def output_should_contain(output, cli_run):
     assert output and output in cli_run["stdout"]
 
 
+@then(parse("the output should not contain\n{output}"))
+@then(parse('the output should not contain "{output}"'))
+@then('the output should not contain "<output>"')
+def output_should_contain(output, cli_run):
+    assert output not in cli_run["stdout"]
+
+
 @then(parse("the output should be\n{output}"))
 @then(parse('the output should be "{output}"'))
 @then('the output should be "<output>"')
@@ -130,6 +149,11 @@ def output_should_be(output, cli_run):
     ), failed_msg('Output does not match.', output, actual_out)
 
 
+@then('the output should contain the date "<date>"')
+def output_should_contain(output, cli_run):
+    assert output and output in cli_run["stdout"]
+
+
 @then("the output should contain pyproject.toml version")
 def output_should_contain_version(cli_run, toml_version):
     out = cli_run["stdout"]