diff --git a/test/test_utils.py b/test/test_utils.py
index 4e524aca3b..2e3a6480cb 100644
--- a/test/test_utils.py
+++ b/test/test_utils.py
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ class TestUtil(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(
             unified_strdate('2/2/2015 6:47:40 PM', day_first=False),
             '20150202')
+        self.assertEqual(unified_strdate('25-09-2014'), '20140925')
 
     def test_find_xpath_attr(self):
         testxml = '''<root>