-

diff --git a/spec/unit/macaddress_spec.rb b/spec/unit/macaddress_spec.rb
index 638ef2a..d219dfe 100755
--- a/spec/unit/macaddress_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/macaddress_spec.rb
@@ -49,6 +49,14 @@ describe "macaddress fact" do
       proc { Facter.value(:macaddress) }.should_not raise_error
       Facter.value(:macaddress).should be_nil
     end
+
+    # when ifconfig isn't installed, nil is returned which should be handled gracefully without any
+    # errors raised
+    it "should not raise any errors when nil is returned" do
+      Facter::Util::IP.expects(:exec_ifconfig).at_least_once.with(["-a","2>/dev/null"]).
+        returns(nil)
+      expect { Facter.value(:macaddress) }.not_to have_printed('Could not retrieve macaddress')
+    end
   end
 
   describe "when run on BSD" do