diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVParserTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVParserTest.java
index 8891195c..3a5b9aa0 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVParserTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVParserTest.java
@@ -223,6 +223,14 @@ public class CSVParserTest {
         assertNull(parser.getRecord());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testCSV57() throws Exception {
+        CSVParser parser = new CSVParser("", CSVFormat.DEFAULT);
+        List<CSVRecord> l = parser.getRecords();
+        assertNotNull(l);
+        assertEquals(0, l.size());
+    }
+
     @Test
     @Ignore
     public void testBackslashEscapingOld() throws IOException {