diff --git a/src/wormhole/journal.py b/src/wormhole/journal.py
index 61d1694..f7bf0f3 100644
--- a/src/wormhole/journal.py
+++ b/src/wormhole/journal.py
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ class Journal(object):
 
 @implementer(IJournal)
 class ImmediateJournal(object):
+    def __init__(self):
+        pass
     def queue_outbound(self, fn, *args, **kwargs):
         fn(*args, **kwargs)
     @contextlib.contextmanager
diff --git a/src/wormhole/test/test_journal.py b/src/wormhole/test/test_journal.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96b9319
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/wormhole/test/test_journal.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+from __future__ import print_function, absolute_import, unicode_literals
+from twisted.trial import unittest
+from .. import journal
+from .._interfaces import IJournal
+
+class Journal(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_journal(self):
+        events = []
+        j = journal.Journal(lambda: events.append("checkpoint"))
+        self.assert_(IJournal.providedBy(j))
+
+        with j.process():
+            j.queue_outbound(events.append, "message1")
+            j.queue_outbound(events.append, "message2")
+            self.assertEqual(events, [])
+        self.assertEqual(events, ["checkpoint", "message1", "message2"])
+
+    def test_immediate(self):
+        events = []
+        j = journal.ImmediateJournal()
+        self.assert_(IJournal.providedBy(j))
+
+        with j.process():
+            j.queue_outbound(events.append, "message1")
+            self.assertEqual(events, ["message1"])
+            j.queue_outbound(events.append, "message2")
+            self.assertEqual(events, ["message1", "message2"])
+        self.assertEqual(events, ["message1", "message2"])