diff --git a/nomad/structs/diff_test.go b/nomad/structs/diff_test.go
index 51e307b79..ec1fe9c12 100644
--- a/nomad/structs/diff_test.go
+++ b/nomad/structs/diff_test.go
@@ -4626,6 +4626,12 @@ func TestTaskDiff(t *testing.T) {
 								Old:  "100",
 								New:  "100",
 							},
+							{
+								Type: DiffTypeNone,
+								Name: "Cores",
+								Old:  "0",
+								New:  "0",
+							},
 							{
 								Type: DiffTypeNone,
 								Name: "DiskMB",