diff --git a/test/compilation.coffee b/test/compilation.coffee
index 8ea599cb..4b8397ae 100644
--- a/test/compilation.coffee
+++ b/test/compilation.coffee
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ test "header (#1778)", ->
   header = "// Generated by CoffeeScript #{CoffeeScript.VERSION}\n"
   eq 0, CoffeeScript.compile('x = y', header: on).indexOf header
 
+test "header is disabled by default", ->
+  header = "// Generated by CoffeeScript #{CoffeeScript.VERSION}\n"
+  eq -1, CoffeeScript.compile('x = y').indexOf header
+
 test "multiple generated references", ->
   a = {b: []}
   a.b[true] = -> this == a.b