diff --git a/test/cpp/end2end/end2end_test.cc b/test/cpp/end2end/end2end_test.cc
index 60238e930d7..3c1d48cc1ee 100644
--- a/test/cpp/end2end/end2end_test.cc
+++ b/test/cpp/end2end/end2end_test.cc
@@ -1207,10 +1207,15 @@ TEST_P(End2endTest, ExpectErrorTest) {
   ResetStub();
 
   std::vector<ErrorStatus> expected_status;
+  expected_status.emplace_back();
+  expected_status.back().set_code(13);  // INTERNAL
+  // No Error message or details
+
   expected_status.emplace_back();
   expected_status.back().set_code(13);  // INTERNAL
   expected_status.back().set_error_message("text error message");
   expected_status.back().set_binary_error_details("text error details");
+
   expected_status.emplace_back();
   expected_status.back().set_code(13);  // INTERNAL
   expected_status.back().set_error_message("text error message");