diff --git a/pkg/acquisition/modules/loki/loki_test.go b/pkg/acquisition/modules/loki/loki_test.go
index 73a164955..7a18c8e17 100644
--- a/pkg/acquisition/modules/loki/loki_test.go
+++ b/pkg/acquisition/modules/loki/loki_test.go
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 package loki
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/cstest"
 	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/types"
@@ -85,6 +91,19 @@ url: http://127.0.0.1:3101
 			logType:        "test",
 			logLevel:       log.InfoLevel,
 		},
+		{
+			config: `
+mode: tail
+source: loki
+url: http://127.0.0.1:3100
+`, // No Loki server here
+			expectedErr:    "",
+			streamErr:      "",
+			expectedOutput: "",
+			expectedLines:  0,
+			logType:        "test",
+			logLevel:       log.InfoLevel,
+		},
 	}
 	for _, ts := range tests {
 		var logger *log.Logger
@@ -111,7 +130,70 @@ url: http://127.0.0.1:3101
 			return lokiSource.StreamingAcquisition(out, &lokiTomb)
 		})
 
+		writerTomb := tomb.Tomb{}
+		writerTomb.Go(func() error {
+			streams := LogStreams{
+				Streams: []LogStream{
+					{
+						Stream: map[string]string{
+							"server": "demo",
+							"domain": "cw.example.com",
+						},
+						Values: make([]LogValue, 20),
+					},
+				},
+			}
+			for i := 0; i < 20; i++ {
+				streams.Streams[0].Values[i] = LogValue{
+					Time: time.Now(),
+					Line: fmt.Sprintf("Log line #%d", i),
+				}
+			}
+			buff := &bytes.Buffer{}
+			encoder := json.NewEncoder(buff)
+			err := encoder.Encode(streams)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			resp, err := http.Post("http://127.0.0.1:3100/loki/api/v1/push", "application/json", buff)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if resp.StatusCode != 204 {
+				b, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+				log.Error(string(b))
+				return fmt.Errorf("Bad post status %d", resp.StatusCode)
+			}
+			return nil
+		})
+		err = writerTomb.Wait()
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Unexpected error : %s", err)
+		}
+
 		err = streamTomb.Wait()
 		cstest.AssertErrorContains(t, err, ts.streamErr)
 	}
 }
+
+type LogStreams struct {
+	Streams []LogStream `json:"streams"`
+}
+
+type LogStream struct {
+	Stream map[string]string `json:"stream"`
+	Values []LogValue        `json:"values"`
+}
+
+type LogValue struct {
+	Time time.Time
+	Line string
+}
+
+func (l *LogValue) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	line, err := json.Marshal(l.Line)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`[%d,%s]`, l.Time.UnixNano(), string(line))), nil
+}