diff --git a/command/acl_bootstrap_test.go b/command/acl_bootstrap_test.go
index 26b991f8c..e66be1dae 100644
--- a/command/acl_bootstrap_test.go
+++ b/command/acl_bootstrap_test.go
@@ -3,10 +3,32 @@ package command
 import (
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/command/agent"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/cli"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
 func TestACLBootstrapCommand_Implements(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
-	var _ cli.Command = &ACLBootstrapCommand{}
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+
+	// create a acl-enabled server without bootstrapping the token
+	config := func(c *agent.Config) {
+		c.ACL.Enabled = true
+		c.ACL.PolicyTTL = 0
+	}
+
+	srv, _, url := testServer(t, true, config)
+	defer srv.Shutdown()
+
+	assert.Nil(srv.RootToken)
+
+	ui := new(cli.MockUi)
+	cmd := &ACLBootstrapCommand{Meta: Meta{Ui: ui, flagAddress: url}}
+
+	code := cmd.Run([]string{"-address=" + url})
+	assert.Equal(0, code)
+
+	out := ui.OutputWriter.String()
+	assert.Contains(out, "Secret ID")
 }