diff --git a/test/hub_test.rb b/test/hub_test.rb
index 0b5dd9d97..1c8c3fbe9 100644
--- a/test/hub_test.rb
+++ b/test/hub_test.rb
@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@ def test_private_remote_origin
     assert_command input, command
   end
 
+  def test_remote_origin_as_normal
+    input   = "remote add origin git@github.com:defunkt/resque.git"
+    command = "git remote add origin git@github.com:defunkt/resque.git"
+    assert_command input, command
+  end
+
   def test_public_submodule
     input   = "submodule add wycats/bundler vendor/bundler"
     command = "git submodule add git://github.com/wycats.bundler.git"