diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index 77272c7..278df9c 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -40,9 +40,12 @@
 
 {eunit_opts, [verbose]}.
 {eunit_compile_opts, [
+    export_all,
+
     nowarn_untyped_record,
     nowarn_export_all
 ]}.
+
 {deps, [
     {goldrush, ".*", {git, "git://github.com/DeadZen/goldrush.git", {tag, "0.1.8"}}}
 ]}.
@@ -53,4 +56,3 @@
 {cover_enabled, true}.
 {edoc_opts, [{stylesheet_file, "./priv/edoc.css"}]}.
 
-{eunit_opts, [verbose]}.
diff --git a/src/lager_app.erl b/src/lager_app.erl
index 8f1464d..8efd26b 100644
--- a/src/lager_app.erl
+++ b/src/lager_app.erl
@@ -138,11 +138,10 @@ maybe_install_sink_killer(_Sink, HWM, ReinstallTimer) ->
     error_logger:error_msg("Invalid value for 'killer_hwm': ~p or 'killer_reinstall_after': ~p", [HWM, ReinstallTimer]),
     throw({error, bad_config}).
 
-start_error_logger_handler({ok, false}, _HWM, _Whitelist) ->
+-spec start_error_logger_handler(boolean(), pos_integer(), list()) -> list().
+start_error_logger_handler(false, _HWM, _Whitelist) ->
     [];
-start_error_logger_handler(_, HWM, undefined) ->
-    start_error_logger_handler(ignore_me, HWM, {ok, []});
-start_error_logger_handler(_, HWM, {ok, WhiteList}) ->
+start_error_logger_handler(true, HWM, WhiteList) ->
     GlStrategy = case application:get_env(lager, error_logger_groupleader_strategy) of
                     undefined ->
                         handle;
@@ -200,13 +199,16 @@ configure_extra_sinks(Sinks) ->
     lists:foreach(fun({Sink, Proplist}) -> configure_sink(Sink, Proplist) end,
                   Sinks).
 
+-spec get_env(atom(), atom()) -> term().
 get_env(Application, Key) ->
     get_env(Application, Key, undefined).
+
 %% R15 doesn't know about application:get_env/3
+-spec get_env(atom(), atom(), term()) -> term().
 get_env(Application, Key, Default) ->
-    get_env_default(application:get_env(Application, Key),
-                    Default).
+    get_env_default(application:get_env(Application, Key), Default).
 
+-spec get_env_default('undefined' | {'ok', term()}, term()) -> term().
 get_env_default(undefined, Default) ->
     Default;
 get_env_default({ok, Value}, _Default) ->
@@ -235,9 +237,9 @@ boot() ->
     lager:update_loglevel_config(?DEFAULT_SINK),
 
     SavedHandlers = start_error_logger_handler(
-                      get_env(lager, error_logger_redirect),
-                      interpret_hwm(get_env(lager, error_logger_hwm)),
-                      get_env(lager, error_logger_whitelist)
+                                    get_env(lager, error_logger_redirect, true),
+                      interpret_hwm(get_env(lager, error_logger_hwm, 0)),
+                                    get_env(lager, error_logger_whitelist, [])
                      ),
 
     SavedHandlers.
diff --git a/test/lager_app_tests.erl b/test/lager_app_tests.erl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80fe985
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/lager_app_tests.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+-module(lager_app_tests).
+
+-compile([{parse_transform, lager_transform}]).
+
+-include_lib("eunit/include/eunit.hrl").
+
+
+get_env_default_test() ->
+    ?assertEqual(<<"Some">>,  lager_app:get_env_default(undefined,         <<"Some">>)),
+    ?assertEqual(<<"Value">>, lager_app:get_env_default({ok, <<"Value">>}, <<"Some">>)),
+    ok.
+
+get_env_test() ->
+    application:set_env(myapp, mykey1, <<"Value">>),
+
+    ?assertEqual(<<"Some">>,  lager_app:get_env(myapp, mykey0, <<"Some">>)),
+    ?assertEqual(<<"Value">>, lager_app:get_env(myapp, mykey1, <<"Some">>)),
+
+    ?assertEqual(undefined,   lager_app:get_env(myapp, mykey0)),
+    ?assertEqual(<<"Value">>, lager_app:get_env(myapp, mykey1)),
+    ok.
+