diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/next/DefaultLocationService.test.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/next/DefaultLocationService.test.ts
index 10c9a742c5..78dd9c1009 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/next/DefaultLocationService.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/next/DefaultLocationService.test.ts
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ describe('DefaultLocationServiceTest', () => {
       };
       orchestrator.process.mockResolvedValueOnce({
         ok: true,
-        state: new Map(),
+        state: {},
         completedEntity: {
           apiVersion: 'backstage.io/v1alpha1',
           kind: 'Component',
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ describe('DefaultLocationServiceTest', () => {
     it('should return exists false when the location does not exist beforehand', async () => {
       orchestrator.process.mockResolvedValueOnce({
         ok: true,
-        state: new Map(),
+        state: {},
         completedEntity: {
           apiVersion: 'backstage.io/v1alpha1',
           kind: 'Component',