diff --git a/app/src/androidTest/kotlin/com/google/samples/apps/nowinandroid/ui/NiaAppStateTest.kt b/app/src/androidTest/kotlin/com/google/samples/apps/nowinandroid/ui/NiaAppStateTest.kt
index cdea75066..d1ddd8690 100644
--- a/app/src/androidTest/kotlin/com/google/samples/apps/nowinandroid/ui/NiaAppStateTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/androidTest/kotlin/com/google/samples/apps/nowinandroid/ui/NiaAppStateTest.kt
@@ -208,6 +208,26 @@ class NiaAppStateTest {
         )
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun niaAppState_whenErrorIsNotAdded_NullIsPresent() = runTest(UnconfinedTestDispatcher()) {
+        composeTestRule.setContent {
+            state = NiaAppState(
+                navController = NavHostController(LocalContext.current),
+                coroutineScope = backgroundScope,
+                windowSizeClass = WindowSizeClass.calculateFromSize(DpSize(900.dp, 1200.dp)),
+                networkMonitor = networkMonitor,
+                userNewsResourceRepository = userNewsResourceRepository,
+                timeZoneMonitor = timeZoneMonitor,
+            )
+        }
+
+        backgroundScope.launch { state.errorMessage.collect() }
+        assertEquals(
+            null,
+            state.errorMessage.value,
+        )
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun niaAppState_whenErrorIsAdded_ErrorMessageIsPresent() = runTest(UnconfinedTestDispatcher()) {
         composeTestRule.setContent {
@@ -297,8 +317,6 @@ class NiaAppStateTest {
         )
     }
 
-
-
     private fun getCompactWindowClass() = WindowSizeClass.calculateFromSize(DpSize(500.dp, 300.dp))
 }