diff --git a/mempool/src/lib.rs b/mempool/src/lib.rs
index b9469d3..e364118 100644
--- a/mempool/src/lib.rs
+++ b/mempool/src/lib.rs
@@ -91,6 +91,14 @@ mod tests {
         let _: MemPool<TestItem> = MemPool::new();
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_mempool_new() {
+        let pool: MemPool<TestItem> = MemPool::new();
+        assert!(pool.is_empty());
+        assert_eq!(pool.len(), 0);
+    }
+
+
     #[test]
     fn test_push_pop() {
         let mut mempool: MemPool<TestItem> = MemPool::new();