diff --git a/integration/iptables_test.go b/integration/iptables_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..060d0fe074
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration/iptables_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package docker
+
+import (
+	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/iptables"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+// FIXME: this test should be a unit test.
+// For example by mocking os/exec to make sure iptables is not actually called.
+
+func TestIptables(t *testing.T) {
+	if _, err := iptables.Raw("-L"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	path := os.Getenv("PATH")
+	os.Setenv("PATH", "")
+	defer os.Setenv("PATH", path)
+	if _, err := iptables.Raw("-L"); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Not finding iptables in the PATH should cause an error")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/iptables/iptables_test.go b/iptables/iptables_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 886a63c03f..0000000000
--- a/iptables/iptables_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-package iptables
-
-import (
-	"os"
-	"testing"
-)
-
-func TestIptables(t *testing.T) {
-	if _, err := Raw("-L"); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	path := os.Getenv("PATH")
-	os.Setenv("PATH", "")
-	defer os.Setenv("PATH", path)
-	if _, err := Raw("-L"); err == nil {
-		t.Fatal("Not finding iptables in the PATH should cause an error")
-	}
-}