diff --git a/kaldifeat/python/csrc/utils.cc b/kaldifeat/python/csrc/utils.cc
index 0476491..c50a4a0 100644
--- a/kaldifeat/python/csrc/utils.cc
+++ b/kaldifeat/python/csrc/utils.cc
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@
 
 #include "kaldifeat/csrc/feature-window.h"
 
-#define FROM_DICT(type, key) opts.key = py::type(dict[#key])
+#define FROM_DICT(type, key)         \
+  if (dict.contains(#key)) {         \
+    opts.key = py::type(dict[#key]); \
+  }
+
 #define AS_DICT(key) dict[#key] = opts.key
 
 namespace kaldifeat {
diff --git a/kaldifeat/python/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/kaldifeat/python/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 9961b14..0a0cb08 100644
--- a/kaldifeat/python/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kaldifeat/python/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ set(py_test_files
   test_plp.py
   test_spectrogram.py
   test_options.py
+  test_frame_extraction_options.py
 )
 
 foreach(source IN LISTS py_test_files)
diff --git a/kaldifeat/python/tests/test_frame_extraction_options.py b/kaldifeat/python/tests/test_frame_extraction_options.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..4fa90d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kaldifeat/python/tests/test_frame_extraction_options.py
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+#
+# Copyright (c)  2021  Xiaomi Corporation (authors: Fangjun Kuang)
+
+import kaldifeat
+
+
+def test_default():
+    opts = kaldifeat.FrameExtractionOptions()
+    assert opts.samp_freq == 16000
+    assert opts.frame_shift_ms == 10.0
+    assert opts.frame_length_ms == 25.0
+    assert opts.dither == 1.0
+    assert abs(opts.preemph_coeff - 0.97) < 1e-6
+    assert opts.remove_dc_offset is True
+    assert opts.window_type == "povey"
+    assert opts.round_to_power_of_two is True
+    assert abs(opts.blackman_coeff - 0.42) < 1e-6
+    assert opts.snip_edges is True
+
+
+def test_set_get():
+    opts = kaldifeat.FrameExtractionOptions()
+    opts.samp_freq = 44100
+    assert opts.samp_freq == 44100
+
+    opts.frame_shift_ms = 20.5
+    assert opts.frame_shift_ms == 20.5
+
+    opts.frame_length_ms = 1
+    assert opts.frame_length_ms == 1
+
+    opts.dither = 0.5
+    assert opts.dither == 0.5
+
+    opts.preemph_coeff = 0.25
+    assert opts.preemph_coeff == 0.25
+
+    opts.remove_dc_offset = False
+    assert opts.remove_dc_offset is False
+
+    opts.window_type = "hanning"
+    assert opts.window_type == "hanning"
+
+    opts.round_to_power_of_two = False
+    assert opts.round_to_power_of_two is False
+
+    opts.blackman_coeff = 0.25
+    assert opts.blackman_coeff == 0.25
+
+    opts.snip_edges = False
+    assert opts.snip_edges is False
+
+
+def test_from_empty_dict():
+    opts = kaldifeat.FrameExtractionOptions.from_dict({})
+    opts2 = kaldifeat.FrameExtractionOptions()
+
+    assert str(opts) == str(opts2)
+
+
+def test_from_dict_partial():
+    d = {"samp_freq": 10, "frame_shift_ms": 2}
+
+    opts = kaldifeat.FrameExtractionOptions.from_dict(d)
+
+    opts2 = kaldifeat.FrameExtractionOptions()
+    assert str(opts) != str(opts2)
+
+    opts2.samp_freq = 10
+    assert str(opts) != str(opts2)
+
+    opts2.frame_shift_ms = 2
+    assert str(opts) == str(opts2)
+
+    opts2.frame_shift_ms = 3
+    assert str(opts) != str(opts2)
+
+
+def test_from_dict_full_and_as_dict():
+    opts = kaldifeat.FrameExtractionOptions()
+    opts.samp_freq = 20
+    opts.frame_length_ms = 100
+
+    d = opts.as_dict()
+    for key, value in d.items():
+        assert value == getattr(opts, key)
+
+    opts2 = kaldifeat.FrameExtractionOptions.from_dict(d)
+    assert str(opts2) == str(opts)
+
+    d["window_type"] = "hanning"
+    opts3 = kaldifeat.FrameExtractionOptions.from_dict(d)
+    assert opts3.window_type == "hanning"
+
+
+def main():
+    test_default()
+    test_set_get()
+    test_from_empty_dict()
+    test_from_dict_partial()
+    test_from_dict_full_and_as_dict()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/kaldifeat/python/tests/test_options.py b/kaldifeat/python/tests/test_options.py
index 96e2f63..2373779 100755
--- a/kaldifeat/python/tests/test_options.py
+++ b/kaldifeat/python/tests/test_options.py
@@ -16,33 +16,6 @@ sys.path.insert(0, f"{kaldi_feat_dir}/build/lib")
 import kaldifeat
 
 
-def test_frame_extraction_options():
-    opts = kaldifeat.FrameExtractionOptions()
-    opts.samp_freq = 220500
-    opts.frame_shift_ms = 15
-    opts.frame_length_ms = 40
-    opts.dither = 0.1
-    opts.preemph_coeff = 0.98
-    opts.remove_dc_offset = False
-    opts.window_type = "hanning"
-    opts.round_to_power_of_two = False
-    opts.blackman_coeff = 0.422
-    opts.snip_edges = False
-
-    opts_dict = opts.as_dict()
-    for key, value in opts_dict.items():
-        assert value == getattr(opts, key)
-
-    opts2 = kaldifeat.FrameExtractionOptions.from_dict(opts_dict)
-
-    for key, value in opts_dict.items():
-        assert value == getattr(opts2, key)
-
-    assert str(opts) == str(opts2)
-
-    assert opts_dict == opts2.as_dict()
-
-
 def test_mel_banks_options():
     opts = kaldifeat.MelBanksOptions()
     opts.num_bins = 23
@@ -180,7 +153,6 @@ def test_plp_options():
 
 
 def main():
-    test_frame_extraction_options()
     test_mel_banks_options()
     test_fbank_options()
     test_mfcc_options()