diff --git a/tests/notificationprofile/destinations/test_base.py b/tests/notificationprofile/destinations/test_base.py
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+from django import forms
+from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
+from django.test import TestCase, tag
+
+from rest_framework import status
+from rest_framework.test import APIClient, APIRequestFactory, APITestCase
+
+from argus.auth.factories import PersonUserFactory
+from argus.notificationprofile.factories import DestinationConfigFactory, NotificationProfileFactory, TimeslotFactory
+from argus.notificationprofile.media.base import NotificationMedium
+from argus.notificationprofile.models import DestinationConfig, Media
+from argus.notificationprofile.serializers import RequestDestinationConfigSerializer
+from argus.util.testing import connect_signals, disconnect_signals
+
+
+class DummyNotificationMedium(NotificationMedium):
+    MEDIA_SETTINGS_KEY = "foo"
+    MEDIA_NAME = "Dummy"
+    MEDIA_SLUG = "dummy"
+
+    class Form(forms.Form):
+        foo = forms.IntegerField()
+
+
+@tag("unit")
+class NotificationMediumTests(TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.user = PersonUserFactory()
+
+    def test_validate_croaks_on_medium_not_in_database(self):
+        data = {"settings": None}
+        form = DummyNotificationMedium.validate_settings(data, self.user)
+# 
+#     def test_validate_settings_croaks_on_empty_settings(self):
+#         data = {"settings": None}
+#         with self.assertRaises(ValidationError):
+#             DummmyNotificationMedium.validate_settings(data, self.user)
+# 
+#     def test_validate_settings_croaks_on_wrong_settings(self):
+#         data = {"settings": {"bar": False}}
+#         with self.assertRaises(ValidationError):
+#             DummyNotificationMedium.validate_settings(data, self.user)
+# 
+#     def test_validate_spits_out_a_valid_form_that_includes_cleaned_settings_and_user(self):
+#         data = {
+#             "media": DummyNotificationMedium.MEDIA_SLUG,
+#             "settings": {"foo": 1}
+#         }
+#         form = DummyNotificationMedium.validate(data, self.user)
+#         self.assertEqual(form.cleaned_data["settings"], data["settings"])
+#         self.assertEqual(form.cleaned_data["user"], self.user)
+# 
+#     def test_validate_croaks_on_invalid_input(self):
+#         data = {
+#             "media": "does not exist",
+#             "settings": {"foo": 1}
+#         }
+#         form = DummyNotificationMedium.validate(data, self.user)
+#         self.assertEqual(form.cleaned_data["settings"], data["settings"])
+#         self.assertEqual(form.cleaned_data["user"], self.user)