diff --git a/zipline/test/test_sanity.py b/zipline/test/test_sanity.py
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+++ b/zipline/test/test_sanity.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from unittest2 import TestCase
+
+class TestEnviroment(TestCase):
+
+    def test_universe(self):
+        # first order logic is working today. Yay!
+        self.assertTrue(True != False)