diff --git a/spec/mixlib/shellout/windows_spec.rb b/spec/mixlib/shellout/windows_spec.rb
index 10115608..c07ce71d 100644
--- a/spec/mixlib/shellout/windows_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/mixlib/shellout/windows_spec.rb
@@ -305,6 +305,11 @@ def self.with_command(cmd, filename: nil, search: false, directory: false, &exam
       with_command("copy thing1.txt thing2.txt", search: true) do
         is_expected.to eql([ comspec, 'cmd /c "copy thing1.txt thing2.txt"' ])
       end
+
+      # FIXME: seems this is wrong?  https://github.com/chef/mixlib-shellout/issues/131
+      with_command("echo %^COMPUTERNAME%", search: true) do
+        is_expected.to eql([ comspec, 'cmd /c "echo %^COMPUTERNAME%"' ])
+      end
     end
   end