diff --git a/kombu/tests/test_functional/test_pycouchdb.py b/kombu/tests/test_functional/test_pycouchdb.py
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+from kombu.tests.test_functional import transport
+
+
+class test_couchdb(transport.TransportCase):
+    transport = "couchdb"
+    prefix = "couchdb"
+    event_loop_max = 100
+
+    def after_connect(self, connection):
+        connection.channel().client