diff -r 23b4a344fe02 -r 086121d2690a vm/src/test/java/org/apidesign/vm4brwsr/tck/CompareStringsTest.java
--- a/vm/src/test/java/org/apidesign/vm4brwsr/tck/CompareStringsTest.java	Sun Dec 16 18:49:35 2012 +0100
+++ b/vm/src/test/java/org/apidesign/vm4brwsr/tck/CompareStringsTest.java	Mon Dec 17 09:21:55 2012 +0100
@@ -86,8 +86,19 @@
         return sb.toString().toString();
     }
         
+    @Compare
+    public String nullFieldInitialized() {
+        NullField nf = new NullField();
+        return ("" + nf.name).toString();
+    }
+
     @Factory
     public static Object[] create() {
         return CompareVMs.create(CompareStringsTest.class);
     }
+
+    private static final class NullField {
+
+        String name;
+    }
 }