diff --git a/config/type_duration_test.go b/config/type_duration_test.go
index be9a8fe..c31d3ef 100644
--- a/config/type_duration_test.go
+++ b/config/type_duration_test.go
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ type TypeDurationTestSuite struct {
 	suite.Suite
 }
 
+func (suite *TypeDurationTestSuite) TestUnmarshalNil() {
+	typ := &config.TypeDuration{}
+	suite.NoError(typ.UnmarshalText(nil))
+	suite.EqualValues(0, typ.Value(0))
+}
+
 func (suite *TypeDurationTestSuite) TestUnmarshalFail() {
 	testData := []string{
 		"1t",