diff --git a/test/test_svg2paths.py b/test/test_svg2paths.py
index b5cf5b4..06220bb 100644
--- a/test/test_svg2paths.py
+++ b/test/test_svg2paths.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class TestSVG2Paths(unittest.TestCase):
             self.assertEqual(len(paths), 2)
 
     def test_from_stringio(self):
-        """ Test reading svg object contained in an StringIO object """
+        """ Test reading svg object contained in a StringIO object """
         with open(join(dirname(__file__), 'polygons.svg'), 'r') as file:
             # read entire file into string
             file_content: str = file.read()
@@ -88,3 +88,23 @@ class TestSVG2Paths(unittest.TestCase):
             paths, _ = svg2paths(file_as_stringio)
 
             self.assertEqual(len(paths), 2)
+
+    def test_from_string_without_svg_attrs(self):
+        """ Test reading svg object contained in a string without svg attributes"""
+        with open(join(dirname(__file__), 'polygons.svg'), 'r') as file:
+            # read entire file into string
+            file_content: str = file.read()
+
+            paths, _ = svg_string2paths(file_content)
+
+            self.assertEqual(len(paths), 2)
+
+    def test_from_string_with_svg_attrs(self):
+        """ Test reading svg object contained in a string with svg attributes"""
+        with open(join(dirname(__file__), 'polygons.svg'), 'r') as file:
+            # read entire file into string
+            file_content: str = file.read()
+
+            paths, _, _ = svg_string2paths2(file_content)
+
+            self.assertEqual(len(paths), 2)