diff --git a/test/integration/api/analytics.js b/test/integration/api/analytics.js
index f2b77abbc..725cf2417 100644
--- a/test/integration/api/analytics.js
+++ b/test/integration/api/analytics.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const { testService } = require('../setup');
+const { sql } = require('slonik');
 
 describe('api: /analytics/preview', () => {
   describe('GET', () => {
@@ -14,6 +15,19 @@ describe('api: /analytics/preview', () => {
             body.system.num_admins.recent.should.equal(1);
             body.projects.length.should.equal(1);
           }))));
+
+    it('should return valid response with empty projects for fresh install ', testService(async (service, container) => {
+      // A fresh install of central has no projects -- delete test fixture forms and projects
+      await container.run(sql`delete from forms`);
+      await container.run(sql`delete from projects`);
+
+      await service.login('alice', (asAlice) =>
+        asAlice.get('/v1/analytics/preview').expect(200)
+          .then(({ body }) => {
+            body.system.num_admins.recent.should.equal(1);
+            body.projects.length.should.equal(0);
+          }));
+    }));
   });
 });