diff --git a/src/documents/tests/test_index.py b/src/documents/tests/test_index.py
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+++ b/src/documents/tests/test_index.py
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+from django.test import TestCase
+
+from documents.index import JsonFormatter
+
+
+class JsonFormatterTest(TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self) -> None:
+        self.formatter = JsonFormatter()
+
+    def test_empty_fragments(self):
+        self.assertListEqual(self.formatter.format([]), [])
+
+