diff --git a/selftests/unit/test_job.py b/selftests/unit/test_job.py
index a45d2861ae0f66b69ddaffa1cc4e93f79b0616c8..1fad48a0434013d52002e35715e90f0669458f2d 100644
--- a/selftests/unit/test_job.py
+++ b/selftests/unit/test_job.py
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ import shutil
 import tempfile
 import unittest
 
+try:
+    from unittest import mock
+except ImportError:
+    import mock
+
 from avocado.core import data_dir
 from avocado.core import exceptions
 from avocado.core import exit_codes
@@ -157,6 +162,15 @@ class JobTest(unittest.TestCase):
         empty_job = job.Job(args)
         self.assertIsNotNone(empty_job.args.unique_job_id)
 
+    def test_job_no_base_logdir(self):
+        args = argparse.Namespace()
+        with mock.patch('avocado.core.job.data_dir.get_logs_dir',
+                        return_value=self.tmpdir):
+            empty_job = job.Job(args)
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.isdir(empty_job.logdir))
+        self.assertEqual(os.path.dirname(empty_job.logdir), self.tmpdir)
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.isfile(os.path.join(empty_job.logdir, 'id')))
+
     def tearDown(self):
         data_dir._tmp_tracker.unittest_refresh_dir_tracker()
         shutil.rmtree(self.tmpdir)