diff --git a/container_test.go b/container_test.go
index 2dc091ea..d7f2e9fd 100644
--- a/container_test.go
+++ b/container_test.go
@@ -581,4 +581,5 @@ func TestZeroValueOnProvide(t *testing.T) {
 
 	var p *provided
 	assert.NoError(t, c.Resolve(&p), "unexpected error resolving provided type")
+	assert.NotNil(t, p, "expected constructor to provide non-nil instance")
 }