diff --git a/impl/core/src/test/java/br/gov/frameworkdemoiselle/configuration/field/map/AbstractMapFieldConfig.java b/impl/core/src/test/java/br/gov/frameworkdemoiselle/configuration/field/map/AbstractMapFieldConfig.java
index f7d2644..4252764 100644
--- a/impl/core/src/test/java/br/gov/frameworkdemoiselle/configuration/field/map/AbstractMapFieldConfig.java
+++ b/impl/core/src/test/java/br/gov/frameworkdemoiselle/configuration/field/map/AbstractMapFieldConfig.java
@@ -42,13 +42,19 @@ public abstract class AbstractMapFieldConfig {
 
 	private Map<String, String> stringWithDefinedKeyMap;
 
-	private Map<String, Integer> stringWithUndefinedKeyMap;
+	private Map<String, String> stringWithUndefinedKeyMap;
 
-	public Map<String, Integer> getStringWithUndefinedKeyMap() {
+	private Map<String, String> emptyValueMap;
+
+	public Map<String, String> getStringWithUndefinedKeyMap() {
 		return stringWithUndefinedKeyMap;
 	}
 
 	public Map<String, String> getStringWithDefinedKeyMap() {
 		return stringWithDefinedKeyMap;
 	}
+
+	public Map<String, String> getEmptyValueMap() {
+		return emptyValueMap;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/impl/core/src/test/java/br/gov/frameworkdemoiselle/configuration/field/map/ConfigurationMapFieldTest.java b/impl/core/src/test/java/br/gov/frameworkdemoiselle/configuration/field/map/ConfigurationMapFieldTest.java
index e81dbc4..9789c40 100644
--- a/impl/core/src/test/java/br/gov/frameworkdemoiselle/configuration/field/map/ConfigurationMapFieldTest.java
+++ b/impl/core/src/test/java/br/gov/frameworkdemoiselle/configuration/field/map/ConfigurationMapFieldTest.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import javax.inject.Inject;
+import javax.validation.constraints.Size;
 
 import org.jboss.arquillian.container.test.api.Deployment;
 import org.jboss.arquillian.junit.Arquillian;
@@ -86,4 +87,12 @@ public class ConfigurationMapFieldTest extends AbstractConfigurationTest {
 
 		assertEquals(expected, propertiesConfig.getStringWithUndefinedKeyMap());
 	}
+	
+	@Test
+	public void loadEmptyKeyMapString() {
+		Map<String, String> expected = new HashMap<String, String>();
+	
+		assertEquals(expected, propertiesConfig.getEmptyValueMap());
+	}	
+	
 }
diff --git a/impl/core/src/test/resources/configuration/field/map/demoiselle.properties b/impl/core/src/test/resources/configuration/field/map/demoiselle.properties
index 6bf9d78..1e711aa 100644
--- a/impl/core/src/test/resources/configuration/field/map/demoiselle.properties
+++ b/impl/core/src/test/resources/configuration/field/map/demoiselle.properties
@@ -35,5 +35,7 @@
 
 item1.stringWithDefinedKeyMap=demoiselle
 item2.stringWithDefinedKeyMap=framework
+item1.emptyValueMap=
+item2.emptyValueMap=
 
 stringWithUndefinedKeyMap=undefined
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