diff --git a/test/index.test.js b/test/index.test.js
index 69f4ef8dee..e7f612e8ab 100644
--- a/test/index.test.js
+++ b/test/index.test.js
@@ -1,14 +1,37 @@
 import test from 'ava'
-const Nuxt = require('../')
-const nuxt = new Nuxt()
+import { resolve } from 'path'
 
-test('Nuxt.js Class', (t) => {
+const Nuxt = require('../')
+
+test('Nuxt.js Class', t => {
   t.is(typeof Nuxt, 'function')
 })
 
-test('Nuxt.js Instance', (t) => {
+test('Nuxt.js Instance', t => {
+  const nuxt = new Nuxt()
   t.is(typeof nuxt, 'object')
   t.is(nuxt.dev, true)
   t.is(typeof nuxt.build, 'function')
   t.is(typeof nuxt.generate, 'function')
 })
+
+test('Fail when build not done and try to render', async t => {
+  const nuxt = new Nuxt({
+    dev: false,
+    rootDir: resolve(__dirname, 'empty')
+  })
+  return new Promise((resolve) => {
+    var oldExit = process.exit
+    var oldCE = console.error // eslint-disable-line no-console
+    var _log = ''
+    console.error = (s) => { _log += s } // eslint-disable-line no-console
+    process.exit = (code) => {
+      process.exit = oldExit
+      console.error = oldCE // eslint-disable-line no-console
+      t.is(code, 1)
+      t.true(_log.includes('No build files found'))
+      resolve()
+    }
+    nuxt.render()
+  })
+})