diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-ggmap.R b/tests/testthat/test-ggmap.R
index 82d1376..b6795e2 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-ggmap.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-ggmap.R
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ source("util.R")
 
 test_that("ggmap example works", {
   map <- getFakeMap()
-  ggmap(map)
+  print(ggmap(map))
   expect_true(TRUE) # didn't stop: good!
 })
 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ test_that("ggmapplot example works", {
   expect_warning(
     # deprecated, and uses deprecated syntax
     # warns twice
-    ggmapplot(map)
+    print(ggmapplot(map))
   )
   expect_true(TRUE) # didn't stop: good!
 })
diff --git a/tests/testthat/util.R b/tests/testthat/util.R
index 5067ee3..d26aca1 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/util.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/util.R
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 getFakeMap <- function() {
-  map <- character()
+  map <- matrix("#000000")
   class(map) <- c('ggmap','raster')
   attr(map, "source")  <- "osm"
   attr(map, "maptype") <- "openstreetmap"
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ getFakeMap <- function() {
     ur.lat = 3, ur.lon = 4
   )
   map
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}