diff --git a/tests-ng/deprecated-link.sh b/tests-ng/deprecated-link.sh
index 584413c..749d340 100755
--- a/tests-ng/deprecated-link.sh
+++ b/tests-ng/deprecated-link.sh
@@ -112,10 +112,6 @@ cd ${ddpath} | ${bin} compare -c ${cfg} -p p1
 
 cat ${cfg}
 
-# TODO test settings
-# TODO change to safe_dump
-# TODO yaml order
-
 # fail if find some of these entries
 set +e
 grep 'link_children: true' ${cfg} >/dev/null && exit 1
diff --git a/tests-ng/link-import-default.sh b/tests-ng/link-import-default.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..16e012b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests-ng/link-import-default.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# author: deadc0de6 (https://github.com/deadc0de6)
+# Copyright (c) 2019, deadc0de6
+#
+# test the use of the keyword "link_import_default"
+# returns 1 in case of error
+#
+
+# exit on first error
+set -e
+
+# all this crap to get current path
+rl="readlink -f"
+if ! ${rl} "${0}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  rl="realpath"
+
+  if ! hash ${rl}; then
+    echo "\"${rl}\" not found !" && exit 1
+  fi
+fi
+cur=$(dirname "$(${rl} "${0}")")
+
+#hash dotdrop >/dev/null 2>&1
+#[ "$?" != "0" ] && echo "install dotdrop to run tests" && exit 1
+
+#echo "called with ${1}"
+
+# dotdrop path can be pass as argument
+ddpath="${cur}/../"
+[ "${1}" != "" ] && ddpath="${1}"
+[ ! -d ${ddpath} ] && echo "ddpath \"${ddpath}\" is not a directory" && exit 1
+
+export PYTHONPATH="${ddpath}:${PYTHONPATH}"
+bin="python3 -m dotdrop.dotdrop"
+
+echo "dotdrop path: ${ddpath}"
+echo "pythonpath: ${PYTHONPATH}"
+
+# get the helpers
+source ${cur}/helpers
+
+echo -e "\e[96m\e[1m==> RUNNING $(basename $BASH_SOURCE) <==\e[0m"
+
+################################################################
+# this is the test
+################################################################
+
+# the dotfile source
+tmps=`mktemp -d --suffix='-dotdrop-tests'`
+mkdir -p ${tmps}/dotfiles
+# the dotfile destination
+tmpd=`mktemp -d --suffix='-dotdrop-tests'`
+
+# create the config file
+cfg="${tmps}/config.yaml"
+
+# create the source
+echo "abc" > ${tmpd}/abc
+
+# import with nolink by default
+cat > ${cfg} << _EOF
+config:
+  backup: true
+  create: true
+  dotpath: dotfiles
+  link_import_default: nolink
+dotfiles:
+profiles:
+_EOF
+
+# import
+cd ${ddpath} | ${bin} import -c ${cfg} -p p1 -V ${tmpd}/abc
+
+# checks
+inside="${tmps}/dotfiles/${tmpd}/abc"
+[ ! -e ${inside} ] && exit 1
+
+set +e
+cat ${cfg} | grep 'link:' && exit 1
+set -e
+
+# import with parent by default
+cat > ${cfg} << _EOF
+config:
+  backup: true
+  create: true
+  dotpath: dotfiles
+  link_import_default: link
+dotfiles:
+profiles:
+_EOF
+
+# import
+cd ${ddpath} | ${bin} import -c ${cfg} -p p1 -V ${tmpd}/abc
+
+# checks
+inside="${tmps}/dotfiles/${tmpd}/abc"
+[ ! -e ${inside} ] && exit 1
+
+cat ${cfg}
+cat ${cfg} | grep 'link: link' >/dev/null
+
+## CLEANING
+rm -rf ${tmps} ${tmpd}
+
+echo "OK"
+exit 0