diff --git a/sentinel-dashboard/src/test/java/com/alibaba/csp/sentinel/dashboard/rule/zookeeper/FlowRuleZookeeperPublisher.java b/sentinel-dashboard/src/test/java/com/alibaba/csp/sentinel/dashboard/rule/zookeeper/FlowRuleZookeeperPublisher.java
index de803dc9..7d3f72bd 100644
--- a/sentinel-dashboard/src/test/java/com/alibaba/csp/sentinel/dashboard/rule/zookeeper/FlowRuleZookeeperPublisher.java
+++ b/sentinel-dashboard/src/test/java/com/alibaba/csp/sentinel/dashboard/rule/zookeeper/FlowRuleZookeeperPublisher.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public class FlowRuleZookeeperPublisher implements DynamicRulePublisher<List<Flo
         if (stat == null) {
             zkClient.create().creatingParentContainersIfNeeded().withMode(CreateMode.PERSISTENT).forPath(path, null);
         }
-        byte[] data = CollectionUtils.isEmpty(rules) ? "".getBytes() : converter.convert(rules).getBytes();
+        byte[] data = CollectionUtils.isEmpty(rules) ? "[]".getBytes() : converter.convert(rules).getBytes();
         zkClient.setData().forPath(path, data);
     }
 }
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