diff --git a/tests/leaf_editing.cpp b/tests/leaf_editing.cpp
index 75433e0..d955ab0 100644
--- a/tests/leaf_editing.cpp
+++ b/tests/leaf_editing.cpp
@@ -601,6 +601,11 @@
             input = "set mod:dummy";
         }
 
+        SECTION("empty path")
+        {
+            input = "set ";
+        }
+
         REQUIRE_THROWS_AS(parser.parseCommand(input, errorStream), InvalidCommandException);
         REQUIRE(errorStream.str().find(expectedError) != std::string::npos);
     }
diff --git a/tests/presence_containers.cpp b/tests/presence_containers.cpp
index 7c6397d..f248597 100644
--- a/tests/presence_containers.cpp
+++ b/tests/presence_containers.cpp
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@
             input = "list[quote='lol']";
         }
 
+        SECTION("no path")
+        {
+            input = " ";
+        }
+
         REQUIRE_THROWS_AS(parser.parseCommand("create " + input, errorStream), InvalidCommandException);
         REQUIRE_THROWS_AS(parser.parseCommand("delete " + input, errorStream), InvalidCommandException);
     }