diff --git a/tests/bdd/features/override.feature b/tests/bdd/features/override.feature
index 723e74cc..fb3c279e 100644
--- a/tests/bdd/features/override.feature
+++ b/tests/bdd/features/override.feature
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@ Feature: Implementing Runtime Overrides for Select Configuration Keys
         Scenario: Override configured editor with built-in input === editor:''
         Given we use the config "basic_encrypted.yaml"
         And we use the password "test" if prompted
-        When we run "jrnl --config-override editor ''"
+        When we run "jrnl --config-override editor ''" and enter
+          This is a journal entry
         Then the stdin prompt should have been called
         And the editor should not have been called
+        When we run "jrnl -1"
+        Then the output should contain "This is a journal entry"
 
 
         Scenario: Postconfig commands with overrides
diff --git a/tests/lib/fixtures.py b/tests/lib/fixtures.py
index 51e6106b..8d820db6 100644
--- a/tests/lib/fixtures.py
+++ b/tests/lib/fixtures.py
@@ -224,11 +224,12 @@ def should_not():
 def mock_user_input(request, is_tty):
     def _generator(target):
         def _mock_user_input():
-            user_input = get_fixture(request, "user_input", "")
-            user_input = user_input.splitlines() if is_tty else [user_input]
+            user_input = get_fixture(request, "user_input", None)
 
-            if not user_input:
+            if user_input is None:
                 user_input = Exception("Unexpected call for user input")
+            else:
+                user_input = user_input.splitlines() if is_tty else [user_input]
 
             return patch(target, side_effect=user_input)