diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/utils/git_spec.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/utils/git_spec.rb
index 5096700037..09329fdc73 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/utils/git_spec.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/utils/git_spec.rb
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ describe Utils::Git do
       File.open("LICENSE.txt", "w") { |f| f.write("LICENSE") }
       system git, "add", HOMEBREW_CACHE/"LICENSE.txt"
       system git, "commit", "-m", "'written to File'"
+
+      File.open("LICENSE.txt", "w") { |f| f.write("test") }
+      system git, "add", HOMEBREW_CACHE/"LICENSE.txt"
+      system git, "commit", "-m", "'written to File'"
+      @cherry_pick_commit = `git rev-parse HEAD`
+      system git, "reset", "--hard", "HEAD^"
     end
   end
 
@@ -43,8 +49,13 @@ describe Utils::Git do
   let(:files) { ["README.md", "LICENSE.txt"] }
   let(:files_hash1) { [@h3[0..6], ["LICENSE.txt"]] }
   let(:files_hash2) { [@h2[0..6], ["README.md"]] }
+  let(:cherry_pick_commit) { @cherry_pick_commit[0..6] }
 
   describe "#cherry_pick!" do
+    it "can cherry pick a commit" do
+      expect(described_class.cherry_pick!(HOMEBREW_CACHE, cherry_pick_commit)).to be_truthy
+    end
+
     it "aborts when cherry picking an existing hash" do
       expect {
         described_class.cherry_pick!(HOMEBREW_CACHE, file_hash1)