diff --git a/fixtures/empty.upm-config.json b/fixtures/empty.upm-config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15c683b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fixtures/empty.upm-config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "registries": {
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/upm-init.bats b/tests/upm-init.bats
index 2926ac2..8f42051 100644
--- a/tests/upm-init.bats
+++ b/tests/upm-init.bats
@@ -19,6 +19,17 @@ function teardown() {
   temp_del "${TEST_TEMP_DIR}"
 }
 
+@test "upm-init / no registry configured" {
+  cp "$( dirname ${BATS_TEST_DIRNAME} )"/fixtures/empty.upm-config.json ~/.upm-config.json
+  cwd=$(pwd)
+  cd $TEST_TEMP_DIR
+  run ${cwd}/upm init <<<"Test.Project
+Test Project
+Description"
+
+  assert_output -p "No registries configured"
+}
+
 @test "upm-init / single registry configured (STDIN)" {
   cp "$( dirname ${BATS_TEST_DIRNAME} )"/fixtures/single.upm-config.json ~/.upm-config.json
   cwd=$(pwd)