diff --git a/lib/dml/simpletest/testdml.php b/lib/dml/simpletest/testdml.php
index d6298a847af..0d9d7a475c7 100644
--- a/lib/dml/simpletest/testdml.php
+++ b/lib/dml/simpletest/testdml.php
@@ -1267,6 +1267,7 @@ class dml_test extends UnitTestCase {
         }
 
         // test get_records passing non-existing table
+        // with params
         try {
             $records = $DB->get_records('xxxx', array('id' => 0));
             $this->fail('An Exception is missing, expected due to query against non-existing table');
@@ -1274,6 +1275,14 @@ class dml_test extends UnitTestCase {
             $this->assertTrue($e instanceof dml_exception);
             $this->assertEqual($e->errorcode, 'ddltablenotexist');
         }
+        // and without params
+        try {
+            $records = $DB->get_records('xxxx', array());
+            $this->fail('An Exception is missing, expected due to query against non-existing table');
+        } catch (exception $e) {
+            $this->assertTrue($e instanceof dml_exception);
+            $this->assertEqual($e->errorcode, 'ddltablenotexist');
+        }
 
         // test get_records passing non-existing column
         try {