diff --git a/test/cpp/nannew.cpp b/test/cpp/nannew.cpp
index 5ced6268..44b59f82 100644
--- a/test/cpp/nannew.cpp
+++ b/test/cpp/nannew.cpp
@@ -145,8 +145,9 @@ NAN_METHOD(testFunctionTemplate) {
   NanScope();
   NanTap t(args[0]);
 
-  t.plan(3);
+  t.plan(4);
 
+  t.ok(_( assertType<FunctionTemplate>( NanNew<FunctionTemplate>())));
   t.ok(_( assertType<FunctionTemplate>(
           NanNew<FunctionTemplate>(testFunctionTemplate))));
   v8::Local<String> data = NanNew("plonk");