diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/tests/test_location.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/tests/test_location.py
index 0aa7b43422..19bdb105c1 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/tests/test_location.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/tests/test_location.py
@@ -44,11 +44,14 @@ def test_location():
     assert_equals("tag://org/course/category/name", Location(Location(input_list)).url())
 
 
+def test_none():
+    assert_equals([None] * 6, Location(None).list())
+
+
 def test_invalid_locations():
     assert_raises(InvalidLocationError, Location, "foo")
     assert_raises(InvalidLocationError, Location, ["foo", "bar"])
     assert_raises(InvalidLocationError, Location, ["foo", "bar", "baz", "blat", "foo/bar"])
-    assert_raises(InvalidLocationError, Location, None)
     assert_raises(InvalidLocationError, Location, "tag://org/course/category/name with spaces/revision")