diff --git a/tests/test_octodns_provider_splityaml.py b/tests/test_octodns_provider_splityaml.py
index ff314f4..4a7ecfe 100644
--- a/tests/test_octodns_provider_splityaml.py
+++ b/tests/test_octodns_provider_splityaml.py
@@ -191,6 +191,8 @@ class TestSplitYamlProvider(TestCase):
         with self.assertRaises(ConstructorError):
             source.populate(zone)
 
+        zone = Zone('unordered.', [])
+
         source = SplitYamlProvider(
             'test', join(dirname(__file__), 'config/split'),
             enforce_order=False)