diff --git a/test_api.py b/test_api.py
index 2842ac2..c4fef77 100644
--- a/test_api.py
+++ b/test_api.py
@@ -53,6 +53,26 @@ def test_custom():
         print(f"Error: {data['Error']}")
 
 
+def test_include_comments_false():
+    """Test that include_comments=false skips comment extraction."""
+    url = "http://localhost:8000/scrape/subreddit/python"
+    params = {"limit": 1, "time_range": "week", "include_comments": False}
+    
+    response = requests.get(url, params=params)
+    print("\n=== Include Comments=False Test ===")
+    data = response.json()
+    if "Error" not in data:
+        print(f"Request with include_comments=false successful")
+        print(f"Posts found: {data['posts_count']}")
+        if data.get('data'):
+            post = data['data'][0]
+            has_comments = 'comments' in post and len(post['comments']) > 0
+            print(f"Has comments field: {'comments' in post}")
+            print(f"Comments empty: {not has_comments}")
+    else:
+        print(f"Error: {data['Error']}")
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     try:
         test_health()