diff --git a/control/controlclient/controlclient_test.go b/control/controlclient/controlclient_test.go
index 25ad8fd42..c7b5715c8 100644
--- a/control/controlclient/controlclient_test.go
+++ b/control/controlclient/controlclient_test.go
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ func TestStatusEqual(t *testing.T) {
 			&Status{},
 			false,
 		},
+		{
+			nil,
+			nil,
+			true,
+		},
 		{
 			&Status{},
 			&Status{},