diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c68e6d16f457..b063dadd2d0f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     "mocha": "~1.13.0",
     "walkdir": "~0.0.7",
 
+    "formidable": "~1.0.14",
     "unzip": "~0.1.9",
     "d3": "~3.3.8",
     "int64-native": "~0.2.0"
diff --git a/spec/api/crash-reporter.coffee b/spec/api/crash-reporter.coffee
index 9e09a70e9981..e6ad559951ea 100644
--- a/spec/api/crash-reporter.coffee
+++ b/spec/api/crash-reporter.coffee
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ assert = require 'assert'
 path = require 'path'
 http = require 'http'
 remote = require 'remote'
+formidable = require 'formidable'
 BrowserWindow = remote.require 'browser-window'
 
 fixtures = path.resolve __dirname, '..', 'fixtures'
@@ -10,8 +11,15 @@ describe 'crash-reporter module', ->
   it 'should send minidump when renderer crashes', (done) ->
     w = new BrowserWindow(show: false)
     server = http.createServer (req, res) ->
-      res.end()
-      server.close()
-      done()
+      form = new formidable.IncomingForm()
+      form.parse req, (error, fields, files) ->
+        assert.equal fields['atom_shell_version'], process.versions['atom-shell']
+        assert.equal fields['process_type'], 'renderer'
+        assert.equal files['upload_file_minidump']['name'], 'minidump.dmp'
+
+        w.destroy()
+        res.end()
+        server.close()
+        done()
     server.listen 901007, '127.0.0.1', ->
       w.loadUrl 'file://' + path.join(fixtures, 'api', 'crash.html')