diff --git a/cloud/shepherd/provider/equinix/provisioner_test.go b/cloud/shepherd/provider/equinix/provisioner_test.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"crypto/ed25519"
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"golang.org/x/time/rate"
+
+	"source.monogon.dev/cloud/bmaas/bmdb"
+	"source.monogon.dev/cloud/bmaas/bmdb/model"
+	"source.monogon.dev/cloud/lib/component"
+	"source.monogon.dev/cloud/shepherd/manager"
+)
+
+// TestProvisionerSmokes makes sure the Provisioner doesn't go up in flames on
+// the happy path.
+func TestProvisionerSmokes(t *testing.T) {
+	pc := manager.ProvisionerConfig{
+		MaxCount: 10,
+		// We need 3 iterations to provide 10 machines with a chunk size of 4.
+		ReconcileLoopLimiter:  rate.NewLimiter(rate.Every(10*time.Second), 3),
+		DeviceCreationLimiter: rate.NewLimiter(rate.Every(time.Second), 10),
+		ChunkSize:             4,
+	}
+	sc := providerConfig{
+		ProjectId:    "noproject",
+		KeyLabel:     "somekey",
+		DevicePrefix: "test-",
+	}
+
+	_, key, _ := ed25519.GenerateKey(rand.Reader)
+	k := manager.SSHKey{
+		Key: key,
+	}
+
+	f := newFakequinix(sc.ProjectId, 100)
+	provider, err := sc.New(&k, f)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Could not create Provider: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	p, err := manager.NewProvisioner(provider, pc)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Could not create Provisioner: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	ctx, ctxC := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer ctxC()
+
+	b := bmdb.BMDB{
+		Config: bmdb.Config{
+			Database: component.CockroachConfig{
+				InMemory: true,
+			},
+			ComponentName: "test",
+			RuntimeInfo:   "test",
+		},
+	}
+	conn, err := b.Open(true)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Could not create in-memory BMDB: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := provider.SSHEquinixEnsure(ctx); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to ensure SSH key: %v", err)
+	}
+	go p.Run(ctx, conn)
+
+	sess, err := conn.StartSession(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to create BMDB session for verification: %v", err)
+	}
+	for {
+		time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+
+		var provided []model.MachineProvided
+		err = sess.Transact(ctx, func(q *model.Queries) error {
+			var err error
+			provided, err = q.GetProvidedMachines(ctx, model.ProviderEquinix)
+			return err
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("Transact failed: %v", err)
+		}
+		if len(provided) < 10 {
+			continue
+		}
+		if len(provided) > 10 {
+			t.Errorf("%d machines provided (limit: 10)", len(provided))
+		}
+
+		for _, mp := range provided {
+			if f.devices[mp.ProviderID] == nil {
+				t.Errorf("BMDB machine %q has unknown provider ID %q", mp.MachineID, mp.ProviderID)
+			}
+		}
+
+		return
+	}
+}