diff --git a/tests/float/float1.py b/tests/float/float1.py
index 27fe26205b..f21f5bcdd3 100644
--- a/tests/float/float1.py
+++ b/tests/float/float1.py
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ print(float("infinity"))
 print(float("INFINITY"))
 print(float("nan"))
 print(float("NaN"))
+try:
+    float("")
+except ValueError:
+    print("ValueError")
 try:
     float("1e+")
 except ValueError: