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+var helper = require(__dirname + '/test-helper');
+//http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/libpq-notify.html
+test('recieves notification from same connection with no payload', function() {
+  helper.connect(function(con) {
+    con.query('LISTEN boom');
+    assert.raises(con, 'readyForQuery', function() {
+      con.query("NOTIFY boom");
+      assert.raises(con, 'notificationResponse', function(msg) {
+        assert.equal(msg.payload, "");
+        assert.equal(msg.channel, 'boom')
+        con.end();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});