diff --git a/spec/remote.spec.js b/spec/remote.spec.js
index 8c5dff7b..f1819e77 100644
--- a/spec/remote.spec.js
+++ b/spec/remote.spec.js
@@ -212,5 +212,13 @@ describe('Git Remotes', function() {
     );
   });
 
+  it('will not fetch if ref does not exist on remote', function() {
+expectTreeAsync(
+    'git clone; git fakeTeamwork; git fetch foo:master',
+        '{"branches":{"master":{"target":"C1","id":"master","remoteTrackingBranchID":"o/master"},"o/master":{"target":"C1","id":"o/master","remoteTrackingBranchID":null}},"commits":{"C0":{"parents":[],"id":"C0","rootCommit":true},"C1":{"parents":["C0"],"id":"C1"}},"HEAD":{"target":"master","id":"HEAD"},"originTree":{"branches":{"master":{"target":"C2","id":"master","remoteTrackingBranchID":null}},"commits":{"C0":{"parents":[],"id":"C0","rootCommit":true},"C1":{"parents":["C0"],"id":"C1"},"C2":{"parents":["C1"],"id":"C2"}},"HEAD":{"target":"master","id":"HEAD"}}}'
+        );
+  });
+
+
 });