diff --git a/multinode-demo/test/wallet-sanity.sh b/multinode-demo/test/wallet-sanity.sh
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+#!/bin/bash -e
+#
+# Wallet sanity test
+#
+
+here=$(dirname "$0")
+cd $here/../..
+
+wallet="./multinode-demo/wallet.sh $1"
+
+# Tokens transferred to this address are lost forever...
+garbage_address=vS3ngn1TfQmpsW1Z4NkLuqNAQFF3dYQw8UZ6TCx9bmq
+
+check_balance() {
+  declare expected_balance="Your balance is: $1"
+  exec 42>&1
+  balance=$($wallet balance | tee >(cat - >&42))
+  if [[ ! "$balance" =~ "$expected_balance" ]]; then
+    echo "Balance is incorrect.  Expected: $expected_balance"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
+$wallet address
+check_balance 0
+$wallet airdrop --tokens 100
+check_balance 100
+$wallet pay --to $garbage_address --tokens 100
+check_balance 0
+
+exit 0