diff --git a/test/test_binaryagreement.py b/test/test_binaryagreement.py
index 3b42454..919ee82 100644
--- a/test/test_binaryagreement.py
+++ b/test/test_binaryagreement.py
@@ -265,3 +265,8 @@ def _test_binaryagreement(N=4, f=1, seed=None):
 
 def test_binaryagreement():
     for i in range(5): _test_binaryagreement(seed=i)
+
+def test_issue59_attack():
+    """ Place holder for https://github.com/amiller/HoneyBadgerBFT/issues/59
+    """
+    raise NotImplementedError("Placeholder test failure for Issue #59")