diff --git a/nomad/job_endpoint_hook_connect_test.go b/nomad/job_endpoint_hook_connect_test.go
index 09c12f8c1ab..6358176c22f 100644
--- a/nomad/job_endpoint_hook_connect_test.go
+++ b/nomad/job_endpoint_hook_connect_test.go
@@ -412,12 +412,12 @@ func TestJobEndpointConnect_gatewayProxyIsDefault(t *testing.T) {
 func TestJobEndpointConnect_gatewayBindAddresses(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("nil", func(t *testing.T) {
 		result := gatewayBindAddresses(nil)
-		require.Nil(t, result)
+		require.Empty(t, result)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("no listeners", func(t *testing.T) {
 		result := gatewayBindAddresses(&structs.ConsulIngressConfigEntry{Listeners: nil})
-		require.Nil(t, result)
+		require.Empty(t, result)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("simple", func(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/nomad/structs/services_test.go b/nomad/structs/services_test.go
index 3b46b4895ac..493c6fefcc2 100644
--- a/nomad/structs/services_test.go
+++ b/nomad/structs/services_test.go
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ func TestConsulConnect_GatewayProxy_CopyEquals(t *testing.T) {
 	c := &ConsulGatewayProxy{
 		ConnectTimeout:                  helper.TimeToPtr(1 * time.Second),
 		EnvoyGatewayBindTaggedAddresses: false,
-		EnvoyGatewayBindAddresses:       nil,
+		EnvoyGatewayBindAddresses:       make(map[string]*ConsulGatewayBindAddress),
 	}
 
 	require.NoError(t, c.Validate())