diff --git a/src/Handlers.jl b/src/Handlers.jl
index 88167960a..63fba3457 100644
--- a/src/Handlers.jl
+++ b/src/Handlers.jl
@@ -496,6 +496,6 @@ are expected to be stored in the `req.context[:cookies]` of the
 request context as implemented in the [`HTTP.Handlers.cookie_middleware`](@ref)
 middleware.
 """
-getcookies(req) = get(() => Cookie[], req.context, :cookies)
+getcookies(req) = get(() -> Cookie[], req.context, :cookies)
 
 end # module
diff --git a/test/handlers.jl b/test/handlers.jl
index c0b7e7ff5..0602e272b 100644
--- a/test/handlers.jl
+++ b/test/handlers.jl
@@ -77,4 +77,8 @@ using HTTP, Test
     @test r(HTTP.Request("GET", "/api/widgets/abc/subwidget")) == 15
     @test r(HTTP.Request("GET", "/api/widgets/abc/subwidgetname")) == 16
 
+    cookie = HTTP.Cookie("abc", "def")
+    req = HTTP.Request("GET", "/")
+    req.context[:cookies] = [cookie]
+    @test HTTP.getcookies(req)[1] == cookie
 end