diff --git a/test/update_command.bats b/test/update_command.bats
index 205858ad..dabe69da 100644
--- a/test/update_command.bats
+++ b/test/update_command.bats
@@ -35,22 +35,26 @@ teardown() {
 
 @test "asdf update should checkout the latest non-RC tag" {
   local tag=$(git tag | grep -vi "rc" | tail -1)
-  run asdf update
-  [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-  cd $ASDF_DIR
-  git tag | grep $tag
-  [ "$?" -eq 0 ]
+  if [ -n "$tag" ]; then
+    run asdf update
+    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+    cd $ASDF_DIR
+    git tag | grep $tag
+    [ "$?" -eq 0 ]
+  fi
 }
 
 @test "asdf update should checkout the latest tag when configured with use_release_candidates = yes" {
   local tag=$(git tag | tail -1)
-  export ASDF_CONFIG_DEFAULT_FILE=$BATS_TMPDIR/asdfrc_defaults
-  echo "use_release_candidates = yes" >$ASDF_CONFIG_DEFAULT_FILE
-  run asdf update
-  [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-  cd $ASDF_DIR
-  git tag | grep $tag
-  [ "$?" -eq 0 ]
+  if [ -n "$tag" ]; then
+    export ASDF_CONFIG_DEFAULT_FILE=$BATS_TMPDIR/asdfrc_defaults
+    echo "use_release_candidates = yes" >$ASDF_CONFIG_DEFAULT_FILE
+    run asdf update
+    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+    cd $ASDF_DIR
+    git tag | grep $tag
+    [ "$?" -eq 0 ]
+  fi
 }
 
 @test "asdf update is a noop for when updates are disabled" {