diff --git a/test/acceptance/box_test.rb b/test/acceptance/box_test.rb
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+require File.expand_path("../base", __FILE__)
+
+class BoxTest < AcceptanceTest
+  should "have no boxes by default" do
+    result = execute("vagrant", "box", "list")
+    assert result.stdout.read =~ /There are no installed boxes!/
+  end
+end