diff --git a/spotipy/client.py b/spotipy/client.py
index af518e8..c783eba 100644
--- a/spotipy/client.py
+++ b/spotipy/client.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class Spotify(object):
 
         r = self._session.request(method, url, headers=headers, **args)
 
-        if self.trace:
+        if self.trace:  # pragma: no cover
             print()
             print(method, r.url)
             if payload:
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class Spotify(object):
                 -1, u'%s:\n %s' % (r.url, r.json()['error']['message']))
         if len(r.text) > 0:
             results = r.json()
-            if self.trace:
+            if self.trace:  # pragma: no cover
                 print('RESP', results)
                 print()
             return results
diff --git a/tests/tests.py b/tests/tests.py
index 63befc8..0157ae5 100644
--- a/tests/tests.py
+++ b/tests/tests.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import spotipy
 import unittest
 import pprint
+from spotipy.client import SpotifyException
 
 
 class TestSpotipy(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -114,6 +115,26 @@ class TestSpotipy(unittest.TestCase):
         except spotipy.SpotifyException:
             self.assertTrue(True)
 
+    def test_unauthenticated_post_fails(self):
+        with self.assertRaises(SpotifyException) as cm:
+            self.spotify.user_playlist_create("spotify", "Best hits of the 90s")
+        self.assertEqual(cm.exception.http_status, 401)
+
+    def test_custom_requests_session(self):
+        from requests import Session
+        sess = Session()
+        sess.headers["user-agent"] = "spotipy-test"
+        with_custom_session = spotipy.Spotify(requests_session=sess)
+        self.assertTrue(with_custom_session.user(user="akx")["uri"] == "spotify:user:akx")
+
+    def test_force_no_requests_session(self):
+        from requests import Session
+        with_no_session = spotipy.Spotify(requests_session=False)
+        self.assertFalse(isinstance(with_no_session._session, Session))
+        self.assertTrue(with_no_session.user(user="akx")["uri"] == "spotify:user:akx")
+
+
+
 '''
     Need tests for: