diff --git a/sstv/decode.py b/sstv/decode.py
index 8d7304b..044dc0a 100644
--- a/sstv/decode.py
+++ b/sstv/decode.py
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ class SSTVDecoder(object):
     """Create an SSTV decoder for decoding audio data"""
 
     def __init__(self, audio_file):
-        self.log_basic = True
         self.mode = None
 
         self._audio_file = audio_file
diff --git a/test/data/220hz_sine.ogg b/test/data/220hz_sine.ogg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da579bd
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diff --git a/test/test_decoder.py b/test/test_decoder.py
index 7547c92..94075ec 100644
--- a/test/test_decoder.py
+++ b/test/test_decoder.py
@@ -26,3 +26,24 @@ class SSTVDecoderTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         bins = [1, 2, 2, 2, 1]
         # Centre 2 surrounded by 2s should result in no change
         self.assertEqual(barycentric_peak_interp(bins, 2), 2)
+
+    def test_decoder_init(self):
+        with open("./test/data/m1.ogg", 'rb') as fp:
+            with SSTVDecoder(fp) as decoder:
+                self.assertEqual(decoder._audio_file, fp)
+                self.assertEqual(decoder._sample_rate, 44100)
+
+    def test_decoder_freq_detect(self):
+        with open("./test/data/220hz_sine.ogg", 'rb') as fp:
+            with SSTVDecoder(fp) as decoder:
+                # Test using all samples in sound file
+                freq = round(decoder._peak_fft_freq(decoder._samples))
+                self.assertEqual(freq, 220, "Incorrect frequency determined by peak detector using all samples")
+
+                # Test using 1/4 of a second of samples
+                freq = round(decoder._peak_fft_freq(decoder._samples[:11025]))
+                self.assertEqual(freq, 220, "Incorrect frequency determined by peak detector using 1/4 second samples")
+
+                # Test using 2000 samples
+                freq = round(decoder._peak_fft_freq(decoder._samples[:1000]))
+                self.assertEqual(freq, 220, "Incorrect frequency determined by peak detector using 1000 samples")