diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/tests/conftest.py b/apps/cic-eth/tests/conftest.py
index 5c4c80d7..eca7cc8c 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/tests/conftest.py
@@ -3,8 +3,12 @@ import os
 import sys
 import logging
 
+# external imports
+from chainlib.eth.erc20 import ERC20
+
 # local imports
 from cic_eth.api import Api
+from cic_eth.task import BaseTask
 
 script_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
 root_dir = os.path.dirname(script_dir)
@@ -28,3 +32,26 @@ def api(
     ):
     chain_str = str(default_chain_spec)
     return Api(chain_str, queue=None, callback_param='foo')
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope='function')
+def foo_token_symbol(
+    default_chain_spec,
+    foo_token,
+    eth_rpc,
+    contract_roles,
+    ):
+    
+    c = ERC20(default_chain_spec)
+    o = c.symbol(foo_token, sender_address=contract_roles['CONTRACT_DEPLOYER'])
+    r = eth_rpc.do(o)
+    return c.parse_symbol(r)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope='function')
+def default_token(
+        foo_token,
+        foo_token_symbol,
+        ):
+    BaseTask.default_token_symbol = foo_token_symbol
+    BaseTask.default_token_address = foo_token   
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/tests/fixtures_celery.py b/apps/cic-eth/tests/fixtures_celery.py
index 33cadc31..26f640d3 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/tests/fixtures_celery.py
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/tests/fixtures_celery.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ def celery_includes():
         'cic_eth.admin.ctrl',
         'cic_eth.admin.nonce',
         'cic_eth.admin.debug',
+        'cic_eth.admin.token',
         'cic_eth.eth.account',
         'cic_eth.callbacks.noop',
         'cic_eth.callbacks.http',
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/tests/unit/admin/test_default_token.py b/apps/cic-eth/tests/unit/admin/test_default_token.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d49ed3fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/tests/unit/admin/test_default_token.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# external imports
+import celery
+
+
+def test_default_token(
+        default_token,
+        celery_session_worker,
+        foo_token,
+        foo_token_symbol,
+        ):
+      
+    s = celery.signature(
+            'cic_eth.admin.token.default_token',
+            [],
+            queue=None,
+            )
+    t = s.apply_async()
+    r = t.get()
+
+    assert r['address'] == foo_token
+    assert r['symbol'] == foo_token_symbol