diff --git a/tests/test_views.py b/tests/test_views.py
index 89b3b8dd..c286685f 100644
--- a/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/tests/test_views.py
@@ -631,7 +631,9 @@ def test_display_color_editor(self):
         sphere = UsdGeom.Sphere.Define(stage, "/volume")
         color_var = sphere.GetDisplayColorPrimvar()
         editor = _attributes._DisplayColorEditor(color_var)
-        editor._update_value()
+
+        with mock.patch("grill.views._attributes.QtWidgets.QColorDialog.getColor", new=lambda *_, **__: QtGui.QColor(255, 255, 0)):
+            editor._color_launchers["Color"][0].click()
 
         color_var.SetInterpolation(UsdGeom.Tokens.vertex)
         editor = _attributes._DisplayColorEditor(color_var)
@@ -644,6 +646,9 @@ def test_display_color_editor(self):
         with self.assertRaises(TypeError):  # atm some gprim types are not supported
             editor._update_value()
 
+        editor = _attributes._DisplayColorEditor(UsdGeom.Primvar())
+        self.assertEqual(len(editor._value), 1)
+
     def test_stats(self):
         # return
         empty = stats.StageStats()