diff --git a/kubetest2-gke/deployer/network_test.go b/kubetest2-gke/deployer/network_test.go
index d0338c9c..aff9d51b 100644
--- a/kubetest2-gke/deployer/network_test.go
+++ b/kubetest2-gke/deployer/network_test.go
@@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ func TestPrivateClusterArgs(t *testing.T) {
 			clusterInfo:    cluster{index: 0, name: "whatever-cluster-name"},
 			expected:       []string{},
 		},
+		{
+			desc:           "--private-cluster-master-ip-range can be empty for non-private clusters",
+			network:        "whatever-network",
+			accessLevel:    "",
+			masterIPRanges: []string{},
+			clusterInfo:    cluster{index: 0, name: "whatever-cluster-name"},
+			expected:       []string{},
+		},
 		{
 			desc:           "test private cluster args for private cluster with no limit",
 			network:        "test-network1",