diff --git a/spec/support/setup-test.sh b/spec/support/setup-test.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# um ... so, obviously, don't run this on a Chef-managed workstation.
+mkdir -p /etc/chef/
+cp client.rb /etc/chef/
+cp travis.pem /etc/chef/client.pem