diff --git a/pkg/data/data_test.go b/pkg/data/data_test.go
index ecfacbbfa86139509225e3383d2aa80c15e0ddb3..86fc4ce5eb4e9a51fc0817dc935d30687fbe7ff9 100644
--- a/pkg/data/data_test.go
+++ b/pkg/data/data_test.go
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ func TestDelete(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			}, "z": "2"},
 		},
+		{
+			"object from uninitialized map",
+			uninitializedMap,
+			"a",
+			uninitializedMap,
+		},
 		{
 			"object field from uninitialized map",
 			uninitializedMap,