diff --git a/tests/test_default_tools.py b/tests/test_default_tools.py
index 91c40c6..89b7e85 100644
--- a/tests/test_default_tools.py
+++ b/tests/test_default_tools.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import unittest
 
 import pytest
 
-from smolagents.default_tools import PythonInterpreterTool, VisitWebpageTool
+from smolagents.default_tools import DuckDuckGoSearchTool, PythonInterpreterTool, VisitWebpageTool
 from smolagents.types import _AGENT_TYPE_MAPPING
 
 from .test_tools import ToolTesterMixin
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ class DefaultToolTests(unittest.TestCase):
         assert isinstance(result, str)
         assert "* [About Wikipedia](/wiki/Wikipedia:About)" in result  # Proper wikipedia pages have an About
 
+    def test_ddgs_with_kwargs(self):
+        result = DuckDuckGoSearchTool(timeout=20)("DeepSeek parent company")
+        assert isinstance(result, str)
+
 
 class PythonInterpreterToolTester(unittest.TestCase, ToolTesterMixin):
     def setUp(self):