diff --git a/tests/test_vagrant.py b/tests/test_vagrant.py
index c9788cc..55c563b 100644
--- a/tests/test_vagrant.py
+++ b/tests/test_vagrant.py
@@ -269,7 +269,10 @@ def test_vm_status(vm_dir):
 
 
 def test_vm_lifecycle(vm_dir):
-    """Test methods controlling the VM - init(), up(), halt(), destroy()."""
+    """Test methods controlling the VM - init(), up(), suspend(), halt(), destroy()."""
+    VAGRANT_DIR = f"{os.environ['HOME']}/.vagrant.d"
+    VAGRANTFILE_CREATED = False
+
     v = vagrant.Vagrant(vm_dir)
 
     # Test init by removing Vagrantfile, since v.init() will create one.
@@ -278,9 +281,24 @@ def test_vm_lifecycle(vm_dir):
     except FileNotFoundError:
         pass
 
+    try:
+        os.mkdir(VAGRANT_DIR, mode=0o755)
+    except FileExistsError:
+        pass
+
+    if not os.path.isfile(f"{VAGRANT_DIR}/Vagrantfile"):
+        with open(f"{VAGRANT_DIR}/Vagrantfile", "w", encoding="UTF-8") as config:
+            config.write(
+                'Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|\n  config.vbguest.auto_update = false if Vagrant.has_plugin?("vagrant-vbguest")\nend\n'
+            )
+            VAGRANTFILE_CREATED = True
+
     v.init(TEST_BOX_NAME)
     assert v.NOT_CREATED == v.status()[0].state
 
+    validation = v.validate(vm_dir)
+    assert validation.returncode == 0
+
     v.up()
     assert v.RUNNING == v.status()[0].state
 
@@ -293,12 +311,14 @@ def test_vm_lifecycle(vm_dir):
     v.destroy()
     assert v.NOT_CREATED == v.status()[0].state
 
+    if VAGRANTFILE_CREATED:
+        os.unlink(f"{VAGRANT_DIR}/Vagrantfile")
+
 
 def test_valid_config(vm_dir):
     v = vagrant.Vagrant(vm_dir)
     v.up()
     validation = v.validate(vm_dir)
-
     assert validation.returncode == 0