diff --git a/tests/unit/test_xtensor.cpp b/tests/unit/test_xtensor.cpp
index caead4a0a..ac0b4d743 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_xtensor.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit/test_xtensor.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ TEST_CASE("xt::xarray reshape", "[xtensor]") {
 }
 
 TEST_CASE("xt::xview example", "[xtensor]") {
-    File file("rw_dataset_xarray.h5", File::Truncate);
+    File file("rw_dataset_xview.h5", File::Truncate);
 
     std::vector<size_t> shape{13, 5, 7};
     xt::xarray<double> a = testing::DataGenerator<xt::xtensor<double, 3>>::create(shape);
@@ -127,4 +127,16 @@ void check_xtensor_empty(File& file, const XTensor& a, const std::vector<size_t>
     REQUIRE(c_shape == expected_dims);
 }
 
+TEST_CASE("xt::xtensor empty", "[xtensor]") {
+    File file("rw_dataset_xtensor_empty.h5", File::Truncate);
+    xt::xtensor<double, 3> a({0, 1, 1});
+    check_xtensor_empty(file, a, {0, 1, 1, 1});
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("xt::xarray empty", "[xtensor]") {
+    File file("rw_dataset_xarray_empty.h5", File::Truncate);
+    xt::xarray<double> a(std::vector<size_t>{1, 0, 1});
+    check_xtensor_empty(file, a, {0});
+}
+
 #endif