diff --git a/test/nodes/core/network/21-httprequest_spec.js b/test/nodes/core/network/21-httprequest_spec.js
index 14f3fd628..cc7de59d2 100644
--- a/test/nodes/core/network/21-httprequest_spec.js
+++ b/test/nodes/core/network/21-httprequest_spec.js
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ describe('HTTP Request Node', function() {
                 var n2 = helper.getNode("n2");
                 n2.on("input", function(msg) {
                     try {
-                        msg.should.have.property('payload','');
+                        msg.should.have.property('payload',{});
                         msg.should.have.property('statusCode',204);
                         done();
                     } catch(err) {