diff --git a/tests/src/testModels.js b/tests/src/testModels.js
index 6e05311e..780d7d55 100644
--- a/tests/src/testModels.js
+++ b/tests/src/testModels.js
@@ -1121,7 +1121,7 @@ describe('Model', function() {
 
         expect(permissionsDefault.shared_network).toBe(true);
         expect(permissionsDefault.shared_network).toBe(true);
-        expect(permissionsDefault.variables).toEqual('');
+        expect(permissionsDefault.variables).toEqual('TEST=;');
 
         /* force change to verify that there ins't unsupported permissions */
         spyOn(permissionsDefault, 'emit');