diff --git a/pkg/target/configmaps_test.go b/pkg/target/configmaps_test.go
index cad35066bc..dd69adb3b8 100644
--- a/pkg/target/configmaps_test.go
+++ b/pkg/target/configmaps_test.go
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ configMapGenerator:
   files:
     - passphrase=phrase.dat
     - forces.txt
+- name: json
+  literals:
+    - 'v2=[{"path": "var/druid/segment-cache"}]'
 secretGenerator:
 - name: bob
   literals:
@@ -87,6 +90,13 @@ metadata:
   name: blah-bob-k772g5db55
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
+data:
+  v2: '[{"path": "var/druid/segment-cache"}]'
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: blah-json-tkh79m5tbc
+---
+apiVersion: v1
 data:
   MOUNTAIN: ZXZlcmVzdA==
   OCEAN: cGFjaWZpYw==