diff --git a/lib/cmd.js b/lib/cmd.js
index a3440b974..d28a1b9d3 100644
--- a/lib/cmd.js
+++ b/lib/cmd.js
@@ -33,10 +33,11 @@ Cmd.prototype.newApp = function() {
   .description('new application')
   .action(function(name, options) {
     if (name === undefined) {
+
       console.log("please specify your app Name".red);
       console.log("e.g embark new MyApp".green);
       console.log("e.g embark new --help for more information".green);
-      process.exit(code);
+      process.exit(9);
     }
     self.Embark.generateTemplate('boilerplate', './', name);
   });
diff --git a/test/cmd.js b/test/cmd.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8b64a97dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cmd.js
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+var Embark = require('../lib/index');
+var Cmd = require('../lib/cmd');
+
+describe('embark.Cmd', function () {
+  var cmd = new Cmd(Embark);
+
+  describe('#new', function () {
+    it('it should not create an app without a name', function (done) {
+      cmd.newApp(undefined, function (output) {
+        var lines = output.split('\n');
+        assert.equal(lines[0], 'please specify your app Name');
+        assert.equal(lines[1], 'e.g embark new MyApp');
+        assert.equal(lines[2], 'e.g embark new --help for more information');
+      });
+      done();
+    });
+
+    it('it should create an app with a name', function (done) {
+      var appname = 'deleteapp';
+      cmd.newApp(appname, function (output) {
+        var lines = output.split('\n');
+        assert.equal(lines[0], 'Initializing Embark Template....');
+        assert.equal(lines[1], 'Installing packages.. this can take a few seconds');
+        assert.equal(lines[2], 'Init complete');
+        assert.equal(lines[3], 'App ready at ./' + appname);
+      });
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+});
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