diff --git a/test/generator/globals-accessible-directly/_config.js b/test/generator/globals-accessible-directly/_config.js
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+export default {
+	html: '',
+
+	test ( assert, component, target ) {
+		assert.htmlEqual( target.innerHTML, 'NaN' );
+	}
+};
diff --git a/test/generator/globals-accessible-directly/main.html b/test/generator/globals-accessible-directly/main.html
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+{{NaN}}