diff --git a/pkg/data/data_test.go b/pkg/data/data_test.go
index 6d4ccfbddc3cfb364bbc3ed1c5684d9a4978cc38..ab71d81acce92bad6496e6d28a5b361f4ba6b6a5 100644
--- a/pkg/data/data_test.go
+++ b/pkg/data/data_test.go
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestDelete(t *testing.T) {
-	var uninitializedMap map[string]any
-
 	tests := []struct {
 		name  string
 		in    interface{}
@@ -66,45 +64,45 @@ func TestDelete(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			"object from uninitialized map",
-			uninitializedMap,
+			(map[string]any)(nil),
 			"a",
-			uninitializedMap,
+			(map[string]any)(nil),
 		},
 		{
 			"object field from uninitialized map",
-			uninitializedMap,
+			(map[string]any)(nil),
 			"a.b",
-			uninitializedMap,
+			(map[string]any)(nil),
 		},
 		{
 			"object field from first level array with uninitialized map",
 			map[string]any{
-				"a": []any{uninitializedMap, map[string]any{"a": "1", "b": "2"}},
+				"a": []any{(map[string]any)(nil), map[string]any{"a": "1", "b": "2"}},
 			},
 			"a.b",
 			map[string]any{
-				"a": []any{uninitializedMap, map[string]any{"a": "1", "b": "2"}},
+				"a": []any{(map[string]any)(nil), map[string]any{"a": "1", "b": "2"}},
 			},
 		},
 		{
 			"object field from second level uninitialized map",
 			map[string]any{
-				"a": map[string]any{"a": uninitializedMap, "b": map[string]any{"a": "1", "b": "2"}},
+				"a": map[string]any{"a": (map[string]any)(nil), "b": map[string]any{"a": "1", "b": "2"}},
 			},
 			"a.b.a",
 			map[string]any{
-				"a": map[string]any{"a": uninitializedMap, "b": map[string]any{"b": "2"}},
+				"a": map[string]any{"a": (map[string]any)(nil), "b": map[string]any{"b": "2"}},
 			},
 		},
 		{
 			"object from array with uninitialized map",
 			[]any{
-				uninitializedMap,
+				(map[string]any)(nil),
 				map[string]any{"a": 1, "b": "2"},
 			},
 			"a",
 			[]any{
-				uninitializedMap,
+				(map[string]any)(nil),
 				map[string]any{"a": 1, "b": "2"},
 			},
 		},
@@ -279,8 +277,6 @@ func TestSearch(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSet(t *testing.T) {
-	var uninitializedMap map[string]any
-
 	type args struct {
 		field string
 		data  any
@@ -300,24 +296,24 @@ func TestSet(t *testing.T) {
 		{"Map value", args{"a", map[string]interface{}{"a": "0"}, map[string]interface{}{"a": "a"}}, map[string]interface{}{"a": map[string]interface{}{"a": "a"}}, assert.NoError},
 		{"Slice", args{"a.a", map[string]interface{}{"a": []any{map[string]any{"a": "0"}, map[string]any{"a": "0", "b": "b"}}}, "a"}, map[string]interface{}{"a": []any{map[string]any{"a": "a"}, map[string]any{"a": "a", "b": "b"}}}, assert.NoError},
 		{"Slice", args{"a.0.a", map[string]interface{}{"a": []any{map[string]any{"a": "0"}, map[string]any{"a": "0", "b": "b"}}}, "a"}, map[string]interface{}{"a": []any{map[string]any{"a": "a"}, map[string]any{"a": "0", "b": "b"}}}, assert.NoError},
-		{"Set the object for the uninitialized map", args{"a", uninitializedMap, "a"}, uninitializedMap, assert.Error},
-		{"Set the object field for the uninitialized map", args{"a.b", uninitializedMap, "a"}, uninitializedMap, assert.Error},
+		{"Set the object for the uninitialized map", args{"a", (map[string]any)(nil), "a"}, (map[string]any)(nil), assert.Error},
+		{"Set the object field for the uninitialized map", args{"a.b", (map[string]any)(nil), "a"}, (map[string]any)(nil), assert.Error},
 		{
 			"Set object field from first level array with uninitialized map",
-			args{"a.b", map[string]any{"a": []any{uninitializedMap, map[string]any{"a": "1"}}}, "2"},
-			map[string]any{"a": []any{uninitializedMap, map[string]any{"a": "1"}}},
+			args{"a.b", map[string]any{"a": []any{(map[string]any)(nil), map[string]any{"a": "1"}}}, "2"},
+			map[string]any{"a": []any{(map[string]any)(nil), map[string]any{"a": "1"}}},
 			assert.Error,
 		},
 		{
 			"Set object field from second level uninitialized map",
-			args{"a.b.a", map[string]any{"a": map[string]any{"a": uninitializedMap, "b": map[string]any{"b": "2"}}}, "1"},
-			map[string]any{"a": map[string]any{"a": uninitializedMap, "b": map[string]any{"a": "1", "b": "2"}}},
+			args{"a.b.a", map[string]any{"a": map[string]any{"a": (map[string]any)(nil), "b": map[string]any{"b": "2"}}}, "1"},
+			map[string]any{"a": map[string]any{"a": (map[string]any)(nil), "b": map[string]any{"a": "1", "b": "2"}}},
 			assert.NoError,
 		},
 		{
 			"Set object from array with uninitialized map",
-			args{"a", []any{uninitializedMap, map[string]any{"b": "2"}}, "1"},
-			[]any{uninitializedMap, map[string]any{"b": "2"}},
+			args{"a", []any{(map[string]any)(nil), map[string]any{"b": "2"}}, "1"},
+			[]any{(map[string]any)(nil), map[string]any{"b": "2"}},
 			assert.Error,
 		},
 	}