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+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+import sys
+import pytest
+import json
+import sys
+import pytest
+import subprocess
+import ansible.module_utils.basic
+from ansible.module_utils._text import to_bytes
+from ansible.module_utils import basic
+
+
+def test_run_non_existent_command(monkeypatch):
+    """ Test that `command` returns std{out,err} even if the executable is not found """
+    def fail_json(msg, **kwargs):
+        assert kwargs["stderr"] == b''
+        assert kwargs["stdout"] == b''
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    def popen(*args, **kwargs):
+        raise OSError()
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(basic, '_ANSIBLE_ARGS', to_bytes(json.dumps({'ANSIBLE_MODULE_ARGS': {}})))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(subprocess, 'Popen', popen)
+
+    am = basic.AnsibleModule(argument_spec={})
+    monkeypatch.setattr(am, 'fail_json', fail_json)
+    with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
+        am.run_command("lecho", "whatever")