diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/tests/createStack.js b/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/tests/createStack.js
index 8e99bbabb..61f87b5fa 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/tests/createStack.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/tests/createStack.js
@@ -138,8 +138,11 @@ describe('createStack', () => {
         .stub(awsDeploy, 'writeCreateTemplateToDisk').returns(BbPromise.resolve());
       const createStub = sinon
         .stub(awsDeploy, 'create').returns(BbPromise.resolve());
+      const awsRequestStub = sinon
+        .stub(awsDeploy.provider, 'request');
 
       return awsDeploy.createStack().then(() => {
+        expect(awsRequestStub.called).to.be.equal(false);
         expect(writeCreateTemplateToDiskStub.calledOnce).to.be.equal(true);
         expect(createStub.called).to.be.equal(false);
       });