diff --git a/send/buffered_test.go b/send/buffered_test.go
index 169a52f8..0d6a168e 100644
--- a/send/buffered_test.go
+++ b/send/buffered_test.go
@@ -56,10 +56,12 @@ func (s *BufferedSenderSuite) TestConstructor() {
 func (s *BufferedSenderSuite) TestSendingSingleMessage() {
 	m, ok := s.sender.GetMessageSafe()
 	s.False(ok)
+	s.Nil(m)
 
 	s.buffs.Send(message.NewDefaultMessage(level.Warning, "hello"))
 	m, ok = s.sender.GetMessageSafe()
 	s.False(ok)
+	s.Nil(m)
 
 	time.Sleep(s.dur)
 	m = s.sender.GetMessage()
diff --git a/send/slack_test.go b/send/slack_test.go
index 70da6d32..521135b8 100644
--- a/send/slack_test.go
+++ b/send/slack_test.go
@@ -166,9 +166,9 @@ func (s *SlackSuite) TestFieldsMessageTypeIntegration() {
 	s.True(opts.Fields)
 	s.False(opts.BasicMetadata)
 	opts.FieldsSet = map[string]struct{}{
-		"msg":   struct{}{},
-		"other": struct{}{},
-		"foo":   struct{}{},
+		"message": struct{}{},
+		"other":   struct{}{},
+		"foo":     struct{}{},
 	}
 
 	params := opts.getParams(message.NewDefaultMessage(level.Alert, "foo"))