diff --git a/modules/simpletest/drupal_web_test_case.php b/modules/simpletest/drupal_web_test_case.php
index e2cb53e0ea907486988856e85d0c46f61956965f..bf8e8e78d0cf9d7029f93f3008ece1b174c76b0c 100644
--- a/modules/simpletest/drupal_web_test_case.php
+++ b/modules/simpletest/drupal_web_test_case.php
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ protected function drupalCreateNode($settings = array()) {
       'value' => $this->randomName(32),
       'format' => filter_default_format(),
     );
-    $langcode = isset($settings['language']) ? $settings['language'] : FIELD_LANGUAGE_NONE;
+    $langcode = !empty($settings['language']) ? $settings['language'] : FIELD_LANGUAGE_NONE;
     $settings['body'][$langcode][0] += $body;
 
     $node = (object) $settings;