diff --git a/point_test.go b/point_test.go
index 6c2b164c25bbd0fedbab312d2e84c3cbe0b47084..047d4429f366038c453a400c77fe744387a69ddb 100644
--- a/point_test.go
+++ b/point_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func TestCounter(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("want '%v', got '%v'", want, got)
 	}
 
-	wanted := `Desc{fqName: "rsyslog_my counter", help: "", constLabels: {}, variableLabels: []}`
+	wanted := `Desc{fqName: "rsyslog_my counter", help: "", constLabels: {}, variableLabels: {}}`
 	if want, got := wanted, p1.promDescription().String(); want != got {
 		t.Errorf("want '%s', got '%s'", want, got)
 	}
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func TestGauge(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("want '%v', got '%v'", want, got)
 	}
 
-	wanted := `Desc{fqName: "rsyslog_my gauge", help: "", constLabels: {}, variableLabels: []}`
+	wanted := `Desc{fqName: "rsyslog_my gauge", help: "", constLabels: {}, variableLabels: {}}`
 	if want, got := wanted, p1.promDescription().String(); want != got {
 		t.Errorf("want '%s', got '%s'", want, got)
 	}