diff --git a/hacking/test-module b/hacking/test-module
index b7069cec864..dd031ccc5bc 100755
--- a/hacking/test-module
+++ b/hacking/test-module
@@ -85,8 +85,10 @@ def boilerplate_module(modfile, args):
         encoded_args = "\"\"\"%s\"\"\"" % args.replace("\"","\\\"")
         module_data = module_data.replace(module_common.REPLACER_ARGS, encoded_args)
         encoded_lang = "\"\"\"%s\"\"\"" % C.DEFAULT_MODULE_LANG
+        empty_complex = "\"\"\"%s\"\"\"" % "{}"
         module_data = module_data.replace(module_common.REPLACER_LANG, encoded_lang)
         module_data = module_data.replace('syslog.LOG_USER', "syslog.%s" % C.DEFAULT_SYSLOG_FACILITY)
+        module_data = module_data.replace(module_common.REPLACER_COMPLEX, empty_complex)
 
         modfile2_path = os.path.expanduser("~/.ansible_module_generated")
         print "* including generated source, if any, saving to: %s" % modfile2_path