diff --git a/_examples/testing/httptest/main_test.go b/_examples/testing/httptest/main_test.go
index fa528642..b542ae90 100644
--- a/_examples/testing/httptest/main_test.go
+++ b/_examples/testing/httptest/main_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/kataras/iris/v12"
 	"github.com/kataras/iris/v12/httptest"
 )
 
@@ -28,3 +29,16 @@ func TestNewApp(t *testing.T) {
 	e.GET("/admin/settings").WithBasicAuth("invalidusername", "invalidpassword").
 		Expect().Status(httptest.StatusUnauthorized)
 }
+
+func TestHandlerUsingNetHTTP(t *testing.T) {
+	handler := func(ctx iris.Context) {
+		ctx.WriteString("Hello, World!")
+	}
+
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	r := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/", nil)
+	httptest.Do(w, r, handler)
+	if expected, got := "Hello, World!", w.Body.String(); expected != got {
+		t.Fatalf("expected body: %s but got: %s", expected, got)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/configuration.go b/configuration.go
index fcd77337..202ffd2e 100644
--- a/configuration.go
+++ b/configuration.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/kataras/golog"
 	"github.com/kataras/iris/v12/context"
 	"github.com/kataras/iris/v12/core/netutil"
 
@@ -184,6 +185,11 @@ var WithGlobalConfiguration = func(app *Application) {
 // WithLogLevel sets the `Configuration.LogLevel` field.
 func WithLogLevel(level string) Configurator {
 	return func(app *Application) {
+		if app.logger == nil {
+			app.logger = golog.Default
+		}
+		app.logger.SetLevel(level) // can be fired through app.Configure.
+
 		app.config.LogLevel = level
 	}
 }
@@ -990,6 +996,11 @@ func WithConfiguration(c Configuration) Configurator {
 	return func(app *Application) {
 		main := app.config
 
+		if main == nil {
+			app.config = &c
+			return
+		}
+
 		if v := c.LogLevel; v != "" {
 			main.LogLevel = v
 		}
diff --git a/httptest/httptest.go b/httptest/httptest.go
index 479e3fa7..38a2432e 100644
--- a/httptest/httptest.go
+++ b/httptest/httptest.go
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@ package httptest
 import (
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/kataras/iris/v12"
+	"github.com/kataras/iris/v12/context"
+	"github.com/kataras/iris/v12/core/router"
 
 	"github.com/iris-contrib/httpexpect/v2"
 )
@@ -141,3 +144,28 @@ func NewInsecure(t *testing.T, setters ...OptionSetter) *httpexpect.Expect {
 
 	return httpexpect.WithConfig(testConfiguration)
 }
+
+// Aliases for "net/http/httptest" package. See `Do` package-level function.
+var (
+	NewRecorder = httptest.NewRecorder
+	NewRequest  = httptest.NewRequest
+)
+
+// Do is a simple helper which can be used to test handlers individually
+// with the "net/http/httptest" package.
+// This package contains aliases for `NewRequest` and `NewRecorder` too.
+//
+// For a more efficient testing please use the `New` function instead.
+func Do(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, handler iris.Handler, irisConfigurators ...iris.Configurator) {
+	app := new(iris.Application)
+	app.Configure(iris.WithConfiguration(iris.DefaultConfiguration()), iris.WithLogLevel("disable"))
+	app.HTTPErrorHandler = router.NewDefaultHandler(app.ConfigurationReadOnly(), app.Logger())
+	app.ContextPool = context.New(func() interface{} {
+		return context.NewContext(app)
+	})
+	app.Configure(irisConfigurators...)
+
+	ctx := app.ContextPool.Acquire(w, r)
+	handler(ctx)
+	app.ContextPool.Release(ctx)
+}