diff --git a/spec/unit/application/indirection_base_spec.rb b/spec/unit/application/indirection_base_spec.rb
index ecc49d9a9..53e5f7e76 100755
--- a/spec/unit/application/indirection_base_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/application/indirection_base_spec.rb
@@ -1,12 +1,22 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
 
 require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../spec_helper.rb')
 require 'puppet/application/indirection_base'
 
 describe Puppet::Application::IndirectionBase do
-  it "should support a 'from' terminus"
+  it "should support a 'terminus' accessor" do
+    test = subject
+    expect { test.terminus = :foo }.should_not raise_error
+    test.terminus.should == :foo
+  end
+
+  it "should have a 'terminus' CLI option" do
+    subject.class.option_parser_commands.select do |options, function|
+      options.index { |o| o =~ /terminus/ }
+    end.should_not be_empty
+  end
 
   describe "setup" do
     it "should fail if its string does not support an indirection"
   end
 end