diff --git a/tests/project_template/__init__.py b/tests/project_template/__init__.py
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diff --git a/tests/project_template/test_settings.py b/tests/project_template/test_settings.py
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+++ b/tests/project_template/test_settings.py
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+import sys
+import unittest
+
+from django.test import TestCase
+
+
+@unittest.skipIf(sys.version_info < (3, 3),
+    'Python < 3.3 cannot import the project template because '
+    'django/conf/project_template doesn\'t have an __init__.py file.')
+class TestStartProjectSettings(TestCase):
+
+    def test_middleware_classes_headers(self):
+        """
+        Ensure headers sent by the default MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES do not
+        inadvertently change. For example, we never want "Vary: Cookie" to
+        appear in the list since it prevents the caching of responses.
+        """
+        from django.conf.project_template.project_name.settings import MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES
+
+        with self.settings(
+            MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES=MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES,
+            ROOT_URLCONF='project_template.urls',
+        ):
+            response = self.client.get('/empty/')
+            headers = sorted(response.serialize_headers().split(b'\r\n'))
+            self.assertEqual(headers, [
+                b'Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8',
+                b'X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN',
+            ])
diff --git a/tests/project_template/urls.py b/tests/project_template/urls.py
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+++ b/tests/project_template/urls.py
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+from django.conf.urls import url
+
+from . import views
+
+urlpatterns = [
+    url(r'^empty/$', views.empty_view),
+]
diff --git a/tests/project_template/views.py b/tests/project_template/views.py
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+++ b/tests/project_template/views.py
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+from django.http import HttpResponse
+
+
+def empty_view(request, *args, **kwargs):
+    return HttpResponse('')