diff --git a/x-pack/filebeat/input/httpjson/internal/v2/transform_test.go b/x-pack/filebeat/input/httpjson/internal/v2/transform_test.go
index f1822d92134b..dbc788e6001f 100644
--- a/x-pack/filebeat/input/httpjson/internal/v2/transform_test.go
+++ b/x-pack/filebeat/input/httpjson/internal/v2/transform_test.go
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ func TestNewTransformsFromConfig(t *testing.T) {
 			expectedTransforms: transforms{
 				&set{
 					targetInfo: targetInfo{Name: "foo", Type: "body"},
+					valueType:  valueTypeString,
 				},
 			},
 		},