diff --git a/bitarray/_bitarray.c b/bitarray/_bitarray.c
index 76f8e55d..590860f3 100644
--- a/bitarray/_bitarray.c
+++ b/bitarray/_bitarray.c
@@ -3296,7 +3296,7 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(get_default_endian_doc,
 "get_default_endian() -> string\n\
 \n\
 Return the default endianness for new bitarray objects being created.\n\
-Under normal circumstances, the return value is `big`.");
+Unless `_set_default_endian()` is called, the return value is `big`.");
 
 
 static PyObject *
diff --git a/bitarray/test_util.py b/bitarray/test_util.py
index ad5eb916..68d338ab 100644
--- a/bitarray/test_util.py
+++ b/bitarray/test_util.py
@@ -36,22 +36,22 @@
 
 class TestsZeros(unittest.TestCase):
 
-    def test_1(self):
+    def test_basic(self):
         for default_endian in 'big', 'little':
             _set_default_endian(default_endian)
             a = zeros(0)
             self.assertEqual(a, bitarray())
             self.assertEqual(a.endian(), default_endian)
 
-            b  = zeros(0, endian=None)
-            self.assertEqual(b.endian(), default_endian)
+            a = zeros(0, endian=None)
+            self.assertEqual(len(a), 0)
+            self.assertEqual(a.endian(), default_endian)
 
             for n in range(100):
                 a = zeros(n)
                 self.assertEqual(len(a), n)
                 self.assertFalse(a.any())
                 self.assertEqual(a.count(1), 0)
-                self.assertEqual(a, n * bitarray('0'))
                 self.assertEqual(a, bitarray(n * '0'))
 
             for endian in 'big', 'little':