diff --git a/__tests__/releaseNotesBuilder.test.ts b/__tests__/releaseNotesBuilder.test.ts
index b702c12..ed8cbd9 100644
--- a/__tests__/releaseNotesBuilder.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/releaseNotesBuilder.test.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,6 @@
 import { resolveConfiguration } from '../src/utils';
 import { ReleaseNotesBuilder } from '../src/releaseNotesBuilder';
 
-// shows how the runner will run a javascript action with env / stdout protocol
-/*
-test('test runs', () => {
-  jest.setTimeout(180000);
-  
-  process.env['INPUT_CONFIGURATION'] = 'configuration.json'
-  const ip = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'lib', 'main.js')
-  const options: cp.ExecSyncOptions = {
-    env: process.env
-  }
-  console.log(cp.execSync(`node ${ip}`, options).toString())
-})
-*/
 it('Should match generated changelog (unspecified fromTag)', async () => {
   jest.setTimeout(180000)
 
@@ -38,4 +25,67 @@ it('Should match generated changelog (unspecified fromTag)', async () => {
    - PR: #10
 
 `)
+})
+
+it('Should use empty placeholder', async () => {
+  jest.setTimeout(180000)
+
+  const configuration = resolveConfiguration('', 'configs/configuration.json')
+  const releaseNotesBuilder = new ReleaseNotesBuilder(
+    null,
+    '.',
+    'mikepenz',
+    'release-changelog-builder-action',
+    'v0.0.2',
+    'v0.0.3',
+    false,
+    false,
+    configuration
+  )
+
+  const changeLog = await releaseNotesBuilder.build()
+  console.log(changeLog)
+  expect(changeLog).toStrictEqual(`- no changes`)
+})
+
+it('Should fill empty placeholders', async () => {
+  jest.setTimeout(180000)
+
+  const configuration = resolveConfiguration('', 'configs_test/configuration_empty_all_placeholders.json')
+  const releaseNotesBuilder = new ReleaseNotesBuilder(
+    null,
+    '.',
+    'mikepenz',
+    'release-changelog-builder-action',
+    'v0.0.2',
+    'v0.0.3',
+    false,
+    false,
+    configuration
+  )
+
+  const changeLog = await releaseNotesBuilder.build()
+  console.log(changeLog)
+  expect(changeLog).toStrictEqual(`mikepenz\nrelease-changelog-builder-action\nv0.0.2\nv0.0.3`)
+})
+
+it('Should fill `template` placeholders', async () => {
+  jest.setTimeout(180000)
+
+  const configuration = resolveConfiguration('', 'configs_test/configuration_empty_all_placeholders.json')
+  const releaseNotesBuilder = new ReleaseNotesBuilder(
+    null,
+    '.',
+    'mikepenz',
+    'release-changelog-builder-action',
+    'v0.0.1',
+    'v0.0.3',
+    false,
+    false,
+    configuration
+  )
+
+  const changeLog = await releaseNotesBuilder.build()
+  console.log(changeLog)
+  expect(changeLog).toStrictEqual(`## 🧪 Tests\n\n- [CI] Specify Test Case\n   - PR: #10\n\n\n\nmikepenz\nrelease-changelog-builder-action\nv0.0.1\nv0.0.3\n1\n0`)
 })
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diff --git a/configs_test/configuration_empty_all_placeholders.json b/configs_test/configuration_empty_all_placeholders.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d3c9fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configs_test/configuration_empty_all_placeholders.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+    "template": "${{CHANGELOG}}\n${{UNCATEGORIZED}}\n${{OWNER}}\n${{REPO}}\n${{FROM_TAG}}\n${{TO_TAG}}\n${{CATEGORIZED_COUNT}}\n${{UNCATEGORIZED_COUNT}}",
+    "empty_template": "${{OWNER}}\n${{REPO}}\n${{FROM_TAG}}\n${{TO_TAG}}"
+}
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