diff --git a/builder/amazon/ebsvolume/builder_test.go b/builder/amazon/ebsvolume/builder_test.go
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+++ b/builder/amazon/ebsvolume/builder_test.go
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+package ebsvolume
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer"
+)
+
+func testConfig() map[string]interface{} {
+	return map[string]interface{}{
+		"access_key":    "foo",
+		"secret_key":    "bar",
+		"source_ami":    "foo",
+		"instance_type": "foo",
+		"region":        "us-east-1",
+		"ssh_username":  "root",
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuilder_ImplementsBuilder(t *testing.T) {
+	var raw interface{}
+	raw = &Builder{}
+	if _, ok := raw.(packer.Builder); !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("Builder should be a builder")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuilder_Prepare_BadType(t *testing.T) {
+	b := &Builder{}
+	c := map[string]interface{}{
+		"access_key": []string{},
+	}
+
+	warnings, err := b.Prepare(c)
+	if len(warnings) > 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", warnings)
+	}
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("prepare should fail")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuilderPrepare_InvalidKey(t *testing.T) {
+	var b Builder
+	config := testConfig()
+
+	// Add a random key
+	config["i_should_not_be_valid"] = true
+	warnings, err := b.Prepare(config)
+	if len(warnings) > 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", warnings)
+	}
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("should have error")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuilderPrepare_InvalidShutdownBehaviour(t *testing.T) {
+	var b Builder
+	config := testConfig()
+
+	// Test good
+	config["shutdown_behaviour"] = "terminate"
+	warnings, err := b.Prepare(config)
+	if len(warnings) > 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", warnings)
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("should not have error: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	// Test good
+	config["shutdown_behaviour"] = "stop"
+	warnings, err = b.Prepare(config)
+	if len(warnings) > 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", warnings)
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("should not have error: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	// Test bad
+	config["shutdown_behaviour"] = "foobar"
+	warnings, err = b.Prepare(config)
+	if len(warnings) > 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", warnings)
+	}
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("should have error")
+	}
+}