diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/encoder_shellvariables_test.go b/pkg/yqlib/encoder_shellvariables_test.go
index a098f3af..02b1be38 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/encoder_shellvariables_test.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/encoder_shellvariables_test.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func TestShellVariablesEncoderKeyPrintableNonAlphaNumeric(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestShellVariablesEncoderKeyPrintableNonAscii(t *testing.T) {
-	assertEncodesTo(t, `"bèll": ring!`, "bell='ring!'")
+	assertEncodesTo(t, `"b\u00e9ll": ring!`, "bell='ring!'")
 }
 
 func TestShellVariablesEncoderRootKeyStartingWithDigit(t *testing.T) {
@@ -72,6 +72,14 @@ func TestShellVariablesEncoderEmptyValue(t *testing.T) {
 	assertEncodesTo(t, "empty:", "empty=")
 }
 
+func TestShellVariablesEncoderEmptyArray(t *testing.T) {
+	assertEncodesTo(t, "empty: []", "")
+}
+
+func TestShellVariablesEncoderEmptyMap(t *testing.T) {
+	assertEncodesTo(t, "empty: {}", "")
+}
+
 func TestShellVariablesEncoderScalarNode(t *testing.T) {
 	assertEncodesTo(t, "some string", "value='some string'")
 }