diff --git a/tests/testextensions.py b/tests/testextensions.py
index 265f725..861962d 100644
--- a/tests/testextensions.py
+++ b/tests/testextensions.py
@@ -89,9 +89,9 @@ def test_typeddict_errors(self):
         with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
             issubclass(dict, Emp)  # type: ignore
         with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
-            TypedDict('Hi', x=1)
+            TypedDict('Hi', x=())
         with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
-            TypedDict('Hi', [('x', int), ('y', 1)])
+            TypedDict('Hi', [('x', int), ('y', ())])
         with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
             TypedDict('Hi', [('x', int)], y=int)