diff --git a/tests/Composer/Test/Repository/FilesystemRepositoryTest.php b/tests/Composer/Test/Repository/FilesystemRepositoryTest.php
index 3ee221fa1..3ef988422 100644
--- a/tests/Composer/Test/Repository/FilesystemRepositoryTest.php
+++ b/tests/Composer/Test/Repository/FilesystemRepositoryTest.php
@@ -65,6 +65,21 @@ class FilesystemRepositoryTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $repository->getPackages();
     }
 
+    public function testUnexistentRepositoryFile()
+    {
+        $json = $this->createJsonFileMock();
+
+        $repository = new FilesystemRepository($json);
+        $repository->setRepositoryManager($this->getMock('Composer\Repository\RepositoryManager'));
+
+        $json
+            ->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('exists')
+            ->will($this->returnValue(false));
+
+        $this->assertEquals(array(), $repository->getPackages());
+    }
+
     public function testRepositoryWrite()
     {
         $json = $this->createJsonFileMock();