diff --git a/engine/safevent_test.go b/engine/safevent_test.go
index ac006552d..e91b8772b 100644
--- a/engine/safevent_test.go
+++ b/engine/safevent_test.go
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ func TestSafEventGetString(t *testing.T) {
 func TestSafEventGetStringIgnoreErrors(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("getStringIgnore1", func(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Parallel()
+		safEv.Set("test1", nil)
 		if rply := safEv.GetStringIgnoreErrors("test1"); rply != "" {
 			t.Errorf("Expecting , received: %+v", rply)
 		}