diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-client-defaults.js b/test/parallel/test-http-client-defaults.js
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+'use strict';
+require('../common');
+const assert = require('assert');
+const ClientRequest = require('http').ClientRequest;
+
+function noop() {}
+
+{
+  const req = new ClientRequest({ createConnection: noop });
+  assert.strictEqual(req.path, '/');
+  assert.strictEqual(req.method, 'GET');
+}
+
+{
+  const req = new ClientRequest({ method: '', createConnection: noop });
+  assert.strictEqual(req.path, '/');
+  assert.strictEqual(req.method, 'GET');
+}
+
+{
+  const req = new ClientRequest({ path: '', createConnection: noop });
+  assert.strictEqual(req.path, '/');
+  assert.strictEqual(req.method, 'GET');
+}