diff --git a/builder/amazon/common/block_device_test.go b/builder/amazon/common/block_device_test.go
index e9fdb6c0f..acdba6fbd 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/common/block_device_test.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/common/block_device_test.go
@@ -84,6 +84,21 @@ func TestBlockDevice(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			Config: &BlockDevice{
+				DeviceName:          "/dev/sdb",
+				VolumeType:          "standard",
+				DeleteOnTermination: true,
+			},
+
+			Result: &ec2.BlockDeviceMapping{
+				DeviceName: aws.String("/dev/sdb"),
+				Ebs: &ec2.EbsBlockDevice{
+					VolumeType:          aws.String("standard"),
+					DeleteOnTermination: aws.Bool(true),
+				},
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			Config: &BlockDevice{
 				DeviceName:  "/dev/sdb",