diff --git a/Workflow.ComponentModel.Serialization.Tests/ComponentModel/Serialization/DictionaryMarkupSerializerTest.cs b/Workflow.ComponentModel.Serialization.Tests/ComponentModel/Serialization/DictionaryMarkupSerializerTest.cs
index 0886956..dab96dc 100644
--- a/Workflow.ComponentModel.Serialization.Tests/ComponentModel/Serialization/DictionaryMarkupSerializerTest.cs
+++ b/Workflow.ComponentModel.Serialization.Tests/ComponentModel/Serialization/DictionaryMarkupSerializerTest.cs
@@ -962,7 +962,7 @@ public void OnGetXmlQualifiedName_ReturnsCorrectQualifiedName()
 
             // Assert
             Assert.NotNull(result);
-            Assert.Equal("Key", result.Name);
+            Assert.Equal("Key", result?.Name);
             Assert.NotNull(prefix);
         }