diff --git a/features/theme.feature b/features/theme.feature
index 40877f84..ae18d3a6 100644
--- a/features/theme.feature
+++ b/features/theme.feature
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ Feature: Writing themes
   I want to be able to make a gemified theme
   In order to share my awesome style skillz with other Jekyllites
 
+  Scenario: Generating a new theme scaffold
+    When I run jekyll new-theme my-cool-theme
+    Then I should get a zero exit status
+    And the my-cool-theme directory should exist
+
   Scenario: A theme with SCSS
     Given I have a configuration file with "theme" set to "test-theme"
     And I have a css directory
diff --git a/lib/theme_template/theme.gemspec.erb b/lib/theme_template/theme.gemspec.erb
index 8a0b97a9..0bd7c365 100644
--- a/lib/theme_template/theme.gemspec.erb
+++ b/lib/theme_template/theme.gemspec.erb
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.email         = [<%= user_email.inspect %>]
 
   spec.summary       = %q{TODO: Write a short summary, because Rubygems requires one.}
-  spec.description   = %q{TODO: Write a longer description or delete this line.}
   spec.homepage      = "TODO: Put your gem's website or public repo URL here."
   spec.license       = "MIT"