diff --git a/middleware/secondary/setup_test.go b/middleware/secondary/setup_test.go
index c58483f6b..bf2b203ad 100644
--- a/middleware/secondary/setup_test.go
+++ b/middleware/secondary/setup_test.go
@@ -6,17 +6,18 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mholt/caddy"
 )
 
-// TODO(miek): this only check the syntax.
 func TestSecondaryParse(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		inputFileRules string
 		shouldErr      bool
 		transferFrom   string
+		zones          []string
 	}{
 		{
 			`secondary`,
 			false, // TODO(miek): should actually be true, because without transfer lines this does not make sense
 			"",
+			nil,
 		},
 		{
 			`secondary {
@@ -24,18 +25,41 @@ func TestSecondaryParse(t *testing.T) {
 				transfer to 127.0.0.1
 			}`,
 			false,
-			"",
+			"127.0.0.1:53",
+			nil,
+		},
+		{
+			`secondary example.org {
+				transfer from 127.0.0.1
+				transfer to 127.0.0.1
+			}`,
+			false,
+			"127.0.0.1:53",
+			[]string{"example.org."},
 		},
 	}
 
 	for i, test := range tests {
 		c := caddy.NewTestController("dns", test.inputFileRules)
-		_, err := secondaryParse(c)
+		s, err := secondaryParse(c)
 
 		if err == nil && test.shouldErr {
 			t.Fatalf("Test %d expected errors, but got no error", i)
 		} else if err != nil && !test.shouldErr {
 			t.Fatalf("Test %d expected no errors, but got '%v'", i, err)
 		}
+
+		for i, name := range test.zones {
+			if x := s.Names[i]; x != name {
+				t.Fatalf("Test %d zone names don't match expected %q, but got %q", i, name, x)
+			}
+		}
+
+		// This is only set *iff* we have a zone (i.e. not in all tests above)
+		for _, v := range s.Z {
+			if x := v.TransferFrom[0]; x != test.transferFrom {
+				t.Fatalf("Test %d transform from names don't match expected %q, but got %q", i, test.transferFrom, x)
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }