diff --git a/impl/core/src/test/java/configuration/field/map/AbstractMapFieldConfig.java b/impl/core/src/test/java/configuration/field/map/AbstractMapFieldConfig.java
index f365aed..1bd787b 100644
--- a/impl/core/src/test/java/configuration/field/map/AbstractMapFieldConfig.java
+++ b/impl/core/src/test/java/configuration/field/map/AbstractMapFieldConfig.java
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractMapFieldConfig {
 	private Map<String, String> stringWithUndefinedKeyMap;
 
 	private Map<String, String> emptyValueMap;
+	
+	private Map<String, String> NullMapValue;
 
 	public Map<String, String> getStringWithUndefinedKeyMap() {
 		return stringWithUndefinedKeyMap;
@@ -57,4 +59,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractMapFieldConfig {
 	public Map<String, String> getEmptyValueMap() {
 		return emptyValueMap;
 	}
+
+	public Map<String, String> getNullMapValue() {
+		return NullMapValue;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/impl/core/src/test/java/configuration/field/map/ConfigurationMapFieldTest.java b/impl/core/src/test/java/configuration/field/map/ConfigurationMapFieldTest.java
index b6e0bb9..3e8d409 100644
--- a/impl/core/src/test/java/configuration/field/map/ConfigurationMapFieldTest.java
+++ b/impl/core/src/test/java/configuration/field/map/ConfigurationMapFieldTest.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 package configuration.field.map;
 
 import static junit.framework.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static junit.framework.Assert.assertNull;
 
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -98,4 +99,10 @@ public class ConfigurationMapFieldTest {
 		assertEquals(expected, propertiesConfig.getEmptyValueMap());
 		assertEquals(expected, xmlConfig.getEmptyValueMap());
 	}
+	
+	@Test
+	public void loadNullMap(){
+		assertNull(propertiesConfig.getNullMapValue());
+		assertNull(xmlConfig.getNullMapValue());
+	}
 }
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