diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/TestSuite/CakeTestSuiteDispatcherTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/TestSuite/CakeTestSuiteDispatcherTest.php
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+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/TestSuite/CakeTestSuiteDispatcherTest.php
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+<?php
+
+class CakeTestSuiteDispatcherTest extends CakeTestCase {
+
+  protected function clearPaths() {
+    App::build(array('Vendor' => array('junk')), App::RESET);
+    ini_set('include_path', 'junk');
+  }
+
+  public function testLoadTestFramework() {
+    $dispatcher = new CakeTestSuiteDispatcher();
+
+    $this->assertTrue($dispatcher->loadTestFramework());
+
+    $this->clearPaths();
+
+    $exception = null;
+
+    try {
+      $dispatcher->loadTestFramework();
+    } catch(Exception $ex) {
+      $exception = $ex;
+    }
+
+    $this->assertEquals(get_class($exception), "PHPUnit_Framework_Error_Warning");
+  }
+
+}