diff --git a/pyout/tests/test_tabular.py b/pyout/tests/test_tabular.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/pyout/tests/test_tabular.py
+++ b/pyout/tests/test_tabular.py
@@ -257,10 +257,10 @@ def test_tabular_write_multicolor():
     assert_eq_repr(out.stdout, expected)
 
 
-def test_tabular_write_empty_string_nostyle():
+def test_tabular_write_all_whitespace_nostyle():
     out = Tabular(style={"name": {"color": "green"}})
-    out({"name": ""})
-    assert_eq_repr(out.stdout, "\n")
+    out({"name": "  "})
+    assert_eq_repr(out.stdout, "  \n")
 
 
 def test_tabular_write_style_flanking():
tests: Update "don't style empty string" check

With the next commit, render() won't be called with zero-width values.
Pass a value with spaces to trigger the "all whitespace" code path in
TermProcessors.render().  Also rename the test to make it clear that
the tested behavior isn't strictly limited to empty strings.