diff --git a/clients/js/test/externalPlugins/oracle.test.ts b/clients/js/test/externalPlugins/oracle.test.ts
index be1fd6ed..faa348ae 100644
--- a/clients/js/test/externalPlugins/oracle.test.ts
+++ b/clients/js/test/externalPlugins/oracle.test.ts
@@ -2390,7 +2390,7 @@ test('it can update oracle to different size external plugin', async (t) => {
   });
 });
 
-test('create fails but does not panic when oracle account does not exist', async (t) => {
+test('it create fails but does not panic when oracle account does not exist', async (t) => {
   const umi = await createUmi();
   const oracleSigner = generateSigner(umi);
 
@@ -2419,7 +2419,7 @@ test('create fails but does not panic when oracle account does not exist', async
   await t.throwsAsync(result, { name: 'InvalidOracleAccountData' });
 });
 
-test('transfer fails but does not panic when oracle account does not exist', async (t) => {
+test('it transfer fails but does not panic when oracle account does not exist', async (t) => {
   const umi = await createUmi();
   const oracleSigner = generateSigner(umi);
 
@@ -2469,7 +2469,7 @@ test('transfer fails but does not panic when oracle account does not exist', asy
   await t.throwsAsync(result, { name: 'InvalidOracleAccountData' });
 });
 
-test('transfer fails but does not panic when oracle account is too small', async (t) => {
+test('it transfer fails but does not panic when oracle account is too small', async (t) => {
   const umi = await createUmi();
   const newAccount = generateSigner(umi);
 
@@ -2526,3 +2526,61 @@ test('transfer fails but does not panic when oracle account is too small', async
 
   await t.throwsAsync(result, { name: 'InvalidOracleAccountData' });
 });
+
+test('it empty account does not default to valid oracle', async (t) => {
+  const umi = await createUmi();
+  const newAccount = generateSigner(umi);
+
+  // Create an invalid oracle account that is an account with 42 bytes.
+  await createAccount(umi, {
+    newAccount,
+    lamports: sol(0.1),
+    space: 42,
+    programId: umi.programs.get('mplCore').publicKey,
+  }).sendAndConfirm(umi);
+
+  const asset = await createAsset(umi, {
+    plugins: [
+      {
+        type: 'Oracle',
+        resultsOffset: {
+          type: 'NoOffset',
+        },
+        lifecycleChecks: {
+          transfer: [CheckResult.CAN_REJECT],
+        },
+        baseAddress: newAccount.publicKey,
+      },
+    ],
+  });
+
+  await assertAsset(t, umi, {
+    ...DEFAULT_ASSET,
+    asset: asset.publicKey,
+    owner: umi.identity.publicKey,
+    oracles: [
+      {
+        type: 'Oracle',
+        resultsOffset: {
+          type: 'NoOffset',
+        },
+        authority: {
+          type: 'UpdateAuthority',
+        },
+        baseAddress: newAccount.publicKey,
+        lifecycleChecks: {
+          transfer: [CheckResult.CAN_REJECT],
+        },
+        pda: undefined,
+      },
+    ],
+  });
+
+  const newOwner = generateSigner(umi);
+  const result = transfer(umi, {
+    asset,
+    newOwner: newOwner.publicKey,
+  }).sendAndConfirm(umi);
+
+  await t.throwsAsync(result, { name: 'UninitializedOracleAccount' });
+});