diff --git a/java/app_test.go b/java/app_test.go
index 5b16cea..561be68 100644
--- a/java/app_test.go
+++ b/java/app_test.go
@@ -3077,13 +3077,17 @@
 		},
 	}
 	for _, testCase := range testCases {
+		targetSdkVersionTemplate := ""
+		if testCase.targetSdkVersionInBp != "" {
+			targetSdkVersionTemplate = fmt.Sprintf(`target_sdk_version: "%s",`, testCase.targetSdkVersionInBp)
+		}
 		bp := fmt.Sprintf(`
 			android_app {
 				name: "foo",
 				sdk_version: "current",
-				target_sdk_version: "%v",
+				%s
 			}
-			`, testCase.targetSdkVersionInBp)
+			`, targetSdkVersionTemplate)
 		fixture := android.GroupFixturePreparers(
 			prepareForJavaTest,
 			android.FixtureModifyProductVariables(func(variables android.FixtureProductVariables) {
@@ -3161,16 +3165,20 @@
 		},
 	}
 	for _, testCase := range testCases {
+		targetSdkVersionTemplate := ""
+		if testCase.targetSdkVersionInBp != nil {
+			targetSdkVersionTemplate = fmt.Sprintf(`target_sdk_version: "%s",`, *testCase.targetSdkVersionInBp)
+		}
 		bp := fmt.Sprintf(`
 			android_app {
 				name: "foo",
 				sdk_version: "current",
 				min_sdk_version: "29",
-				target_sdk_version: "%v",
+				%s
 				updatable: %t,
 				enforce_default_target_sdk_version: %t
 			}
-			`, proptools.String(testCase.targetSdkVersionInBp), testCase.updatable, testCase.updatable) // enforce default target sdk version if app is updatable
+			`, targetSdkVersionTemplate, testCase.updatable, testCase.updatable) // enforce default target sdk version if app is updatable
 
 		fixture := android.GroupFixturePreparers(
 			PrepareForTestWithJavaDefaultModules,