diff --git a/samples/issue109-rewiring-unused-do-not-throw/sample.js b/samples/issue109-rewiring-unused-do-not-throw/sample.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b3e5cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/issue109-rewiring-unused-do-not-throw/sample.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { __RewireAPI__ } from './src/main';
+import expect from 'expect.js';
+
+describe('rewiring an unused thing', () => {
+  it('should not throw', () =>{
+    expect(() => {
+      __RewireAPI__.__Rewire__('x', 'ok sure');
+    }).to.not.throwException();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/samples/issue109-rewiring-unused-do-not-throw/src/main.js b/samples/issue109-rewiring-unused-do-not-throw/src/main.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a86a03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/issue109-rewiring-unused-do-not-throw/src/main.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+const x = 10;
diff --git a/usage-tests/BabelRewirePluginUsageTest.js b/usage-tests/BabelRewirePluginUsageTest.js
index a30623c..a434136 100644
--- a/usage-tests/BabelRewirePluginUsageTest.js
+++ b/usage-tests/BabelRewirePluginUsageTest.js
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ var configurations = {
 			'issue146-revert-function-for-set',
 			'issue163',
 			'issue165',
-			'issue109'
+			'issue109',
+			'issue109-rewiring-unused-do-not-throw',
 		]
 	},
 	transformSampleCodeToTestWithBabelPluginRewireAndTransformAsyncToGenerator: {