diff --git a/pkg/chartutil/coalesce_test.go b/pkg/chartutil/coalesce_test.go
index 61b718d97..774536487 100644
--- a/pkg/chartutil/coalesce_test.go
+++ b/pkg/chartutil/coalesce_test.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ global:
     boat: true
 
 pequod:
+  boat: null
   global:
     name: Stinky
     harpooner: Tashtego
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ pequod:
     boat: null
     nested:
       foo: true
-      bar: null
+      boat: null
 `)
 
 func withDeps(c *chart.Chart, deps ...*chart.Chart) *chart.Chart {
@@ -82,6 +83,13 @@ func TestCoalesceValues(t *testing.T) {
 			"global": map[string]interface{}{
 				"nested2": map[string]interface{}{"l0": "moby"},
 			},
+			"pequod": map[string]interface{}{
+				"boat": "maybe",
+				"ahab": map[string]interface{}{
+					"boat":   "maybe",
+					"nested": map[string]interface{}{"boat": "maybe"},
+				},
+			},
 		},
 	},
 		withDeps(&chart.Chart{
@@ -92,6 +100,11 @@ func TestCoalesceValues(t *testing.T) {
 				"global": map[string]interface{}{
 					"nested2": map[string]interface{}{"l1": "pequod"},
 				},
+				"boat": false,
+				"ahab": map[string]interface{}{
+					"boat":   false,
+					"nested": map[string]interface{}{"boat": false},
+				},
 			},
 		},
 			&chart.Chart{
@@ -104,7 +117,7 @@ func TestCoalesceValues(t *testing.T) {
 					"scope":  "ahab",
 					"name":   "ahab",
 					"boat":   true,
-					"nested": map[string]interface{}{"foo": false, "bar": true},
+					"nested": map[string]interface{}{"foo": false, "boat": true},
 				},
 			},
 		),
@@ -200,13 +213,18 @@ func TestCoalesceValues(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("Expected nested boat key to be removed, still present")
 	}
 
-	subchart := v["pequod"].(map[string]interface{})["ahab"].(map[string]interface{})
+	subchart := v["pequod"].(map[string]interface{})
 	if _, ok := subchart["boat"]; ok {
 		t.Error("Expected subchart boat key to be removed, still present")
 	}
 
-	if _, ok := subchart["nested"].(map[string]interface{})["bar"]; ok {
-		t.Error("Expected subchart nested bar key to be removed, still present")
+	subsubchart := subchart["ahab"].(map[string]interface{})
+	if _, ok := subsubchart["boat"]; ok {
+		t.Error("Expected sub-subchart ahab boat key to be removed, still present")
+	}
+
+	if _, ok := subsubchart["nested"].(map[string]interface{})["boat"]; ok {
+		t.Error("Expected sub-subchart nested boat key to be removed, still present")
 	}
 
 	// CoalesceValues should not mutate the passed arguments