diff --git a/spec/services/projects/create_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/projects/create_service_spec.rb
index 2d8c316e38d..5d0b18558b1 100644
--- a/spec/services/projects/create_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/projects/create_service_spec.rb
@@ -49,6 +49,13 @@ describe Projects::CreateService, services: true do
       it { expect(@project.namespace).to eq(@group) }
     end
 
+    context 'error handling' do
+      it 'handles invalid options' do
+        @opts.merge!({ default_branch: 'master' } )
+        expect(create_project(@user, @opts)).to eq(nil)
+      end
+    end
+
     context 'wiki_enabled creates repository directory' do
       context 'wiki_enabled true creates wiki repository directory' do
         before do