diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/operator_load.go b/pkg/yqlib/operator_load.go
index 70e77e5c..eda63b72 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/operator_load.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/operator_load.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func loadYaml(filename string, decoder Decoder) (*CandidateNode, error) {
 	} else {
 		sequenceNode := &CandidateNode{Node: &yaml.Node{Kind: yaml.SequenceNode}}
 		for doc := documents.Front(); doc != nil; doc = doc.Next() {
-			sequenceNode.Node.Content = append(sequenceNode.Node.Content, doc.Value.(*CandidateNode).Node)
+			sequenceNode.Node.Content = append(sequenceNode.Node.Content, unwrapDoc(doc.Value.(*CandidateNode).Node))
 		}
 		return sequenceNode, nil
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/operator_load_test.go b/pkg/yqlib/operator_load_test.go
index 616be363..619b9685 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/operator_load_test.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/operator_load_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,22 @@ import (
 )
 
 var loadScenarios = []expressionScenario{
+	{
+		skipDoc:     true,
+		description: "Load empty file",
+		expression:  `load("../../examples/empty.yaml")`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (!!null)::\n",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		skipDoc:     true,
+		description: "Load multiple documents",
+		expression:  `load("../../examples/multiple_docs_small.yaml")`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], ()::- a: Easy! as one two three\n- another:\n    document: here\n- - 1\n  - 2\n",
+		},
+	},
 	{
 		description: "Simple example",
 		document:    `{myFile: "../../examples/thing.yml"}`,
diff --git a/test/utils.go b/test/utils.go
index 7072cc27..f270c5b3 100644
--- a/test/utils.go
+++ b/test/utils.go
@@ -23,17 +23,29 @@ func ParseData(rawData string) yaml.Node {
 	return parsedData
 }
 
+func printDifference(t *testing.T, expectedValue interface{}, actualValue interface{}) {
+	opts := []write.Option{write.TerminalColor()}
+	var differenceBuffer bytes.Buffer
+	expectedString := fmt.Sprintf("%v", expectedValue)
+	actualString := fmt.Sprintf("%v", actualValue)
+	if err := diff.Text("expected", "actual", expectedString, actualString, bufio.NewWriter(&differenceBuffer), opts...); err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	} else {
+		t.Error(differenceBuffer.String())
+	}
+}
+
 func AssertResult(t *testing.T, expectedValue interface{}, actualValue interface{}) {
 	t.Helper()
 	if expectedValue != actualValue {
-		t.Error("Expected <", expectedValue, "> but got <", actualValue, ">", fmt.Sprintf("%T", actualValue))
+		printDifference(t, expectedValue, actualValue)
 	}
 }
 
 func AssertResultComplex(t *testing.T, expectedValue interface{}, actualValue interface{}) {
 	t.Helper()
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(expectedValue, actualValue) {
-		t.Error("\nExpected <", expectedValue, ">\nbut got  <", actualValue, ">", fmt.Sprintf("%T", actualValue))
+		printDifference(t, expectedValue, actualValue)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -41,7 +53,7 @@ func AssertResultComplexWithContext(t *testing.T, expectedValue interface{}, act
 	t.Helper()
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(expectedValue, actualValue) {
 		t.Error(context)
-		t.Error("\nExpected <", expectedValue, ">\nbut got  <", actualValue, ">", fmt.Sprintf("%T", actualValue))
+		printDifference(t, expectedValue, actualValue)
 	}
 }