diff --git a/source/ambassador_host.go b/source/ambassador_host.go
index 907e589edb..eb3c7df0ee 100644
--- a/source/ambassador_host.go
+++ b/source/ambassador_host.go
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func (sc *ambassadorHostSource) Endpoints(ctx context.Context) ([]*endpoint.Endp
 	}
 
 	// Get a list of Ambassador Host resources
-	var ambassadorHosts []*ambassador.Host
+	ambassadorHosts := []*ambassador.Host{}
 	for _, hostObj := range hosts {
 		unstructuredHost, ok := hostObj.(*unstructured.Unstructured)
 		if !ok {
diff --git a/source/ambassador_host_test.go b/source/ambassador_host_test.go
index 9f1fb52b57..9d5a271d56 100644
--- a/source/ambassador_host_test.go
+++ b/source/ambassador_host_test.go
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ func testAmbassadorSourceEndpoints(t *testing.T) {
 		ti := ti
 		t.Run(ti.title, func(t *testing.T) {
 			// Create a slice of Ambassador Hosts
-			ambassadorHosts := make([]*ambassador.Host, 0)
+			ambassadorHosts := []*ambassador.Host{}
 
 			// Convert our test data into Ambassador Hosts
 			for _, host := range ti.ambassadorHostItems {