diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/cmd/desc_spec.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/cmd/desc_spec.rb
index 1ceb790260964..512f35fbb12ce 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/cmd/desc_spec.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/cmd/desc_spec.rb
@@ -30,4 +30,11 @@
       .to output(/testball: Some test/).to_stdout
       .and not_to_output.to_stderr
   end
+
+  it "successfully searches without --eval-all, with API", :integration_test do
+    setup_test_formula "testball"
+
+    expect { brew "desc", "--search", "testball", "HOMEBREW_NO_INSTALL_FROM_API" => nil }
+      .to be_a_success
+  end
 end