diff --git a/include/etl/private/variant_new.h b/include/etl/private/variant_new.h
index 45447fc0..97f918df 100644
--- a/include/etl/private/variant_new.h
+++ b/include/etl/private/variant_new.h
@@ -199,9 +199,9 @@ namespace etl
       type_id = variant_npos;
     }
 
-    //*************************************************************************
+    //***************************************************************************
     /// Emplace with variadic constructor parameters.
-    //*************************************************************************
+    //***************************************************************************
     template <typename T, typename... TArgs>
     T& emplace(TArgs&&... args)
     {
diff --git a/test/test_variant_new.cpp b/test/test_variant_new.cpp
index 69fcd47a..f0516e55 100644
--- a/test/test_variant_new.cpp
+++ b/test/test_variant_new.cpp
@@ -382,13 +382,16 @@ namespace
     }
 
     //*************************************************************************
+    D1 getD1()
+    {
+      return D1("1");
+    }
+
     TEST(test_move)
     {
-      test_variant_emplace variant;
-
       D1 da("1");
-
-      variant = da;
+      
+      test_variant_emplace variant(etl::move(getD1()));
 
       D1 db = etl::move(etl::get<D1>(variant));
     }