diff --git a/test/spec/renderer/map.js b/test/spec/renderer/map.js
index ec8d9484d..99db16e95 100644
--- a/test/spec/renderer/map.js
+++ b/test/spec/renderer/map.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ describe('Map', function() {
 
     describe('#connection', function() {
         it('gets and sets connection', function() {
-            var connection = {};
+            var connection = iD.Connection();
             expect(map.connection(connection)).to.equal(map);
             expect(map.connection()).to.equal(connection);
         });