diff --git a/dav_base/templates/dav_base/tests/mail.txt b/dav_base/templates/dav_base/tests/mail.txt
index f7186a0..f39f8b3 100644
--- a/dav_base/templates/dav_base/tests/mail.txt
+++ b/dav_base/templates/dav_base/tests/mail.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-This template is used by the automatic software tests.
\ No newline at end of file
+{# This template is used by software tests #}MAILBODY
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dav_base/tests/test_emails.py b/dav_base/tests/test_emails.py
index 7fb4aa8..de5648e 100644
--- a/dav_base/tests/test_emails.py
+++ b/dav_base/tests/test_emails.py
@@ -43,3 +43,4 @@ class TestCase(EmailTestMixin, SimpleTestCase):
         self.assertSender(mail)
         self.assertRecipients(mail, [recipient])
         self.assertSubject(mail, u'')
+        self.assertBody(mail, 'MAILBODY')