diff --git a/test/0-init-fail/.gitignore b/test/0-init-fail/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..433d266
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/0-init-fail/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+.dub
+docs.json
+__dummy.html
+*.o
+*.obj
diff --git a/test/0-init-fail/0-init-multi b/test/0-init-fail/0-init-multi
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..ae4cc8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/0-init-fail/0-init-multi
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/home/colin/workspace/dub/test/0-init-fail/.dub/build/application-unittest-linux.posix-x86_64-dmd_2066-BD50D2FB8B6166C4598C63A62DB03A99/0-init-multi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/0-init-fail/0-init-multi.sh b/test/0-init-fail/0-init-multi.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..11fadf4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/0-init-fail/0-init-multi.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+packname="0-init-fail-pack"
+deps="logger PACKAGE_DONT_EXIST" # would be very unlucky if it does exist...
+
+$DUB init $packname $deps
+
+function cleanup {
+    rm -rf $packname
+}
+
+if [ -e $packname/dub.json ]; then # package is there, it should have failed
+    cleanup
+    exit 1
+fi
+exit 0
diff --git a/test/0-init-fail/dub.json b/test/0-init-fail/dub.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..752ff18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/0-init-fail/dub.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+	"name": "0-init-multi",
+	"description": "A minimal D application.",
+	"copyright": "Copyright © 2014, colin",
+	"authors": ["colin"],
+	"dependencies": {
+	}
+}
diff --git a/test/0-init-fail/source/app.d b/test/0-init-fail/source/app.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0569360
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/0-init-fail/source/app.d
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import std.stdio;
+
+import std.process : execute;
+int main(string[] args)
+{
+    writefln("Executing init test - fail");
+    auto script = args[0] ~ ".sh";
+    auto dubInit = execute(script);
+    return dubInit.status;
+}