diff --git a/hrms/hr/report/monthly_attendance_sheet/test_monthly_attendance_sheet.py b/hrms/hr/report/monthly_attendance_sheet/test_monthly_attendance_sheet.py
index 71fa9745e1..2fdc24a07d 100644
--- a/hrms/hr/report/monthly_attendance_sheet/test_monthly_attendance_sheet.py
+++ b/hrms/hr/report/monthly_attendance_sheet/test_monthly_attendance_sheet.py
@@ -205,6 +205,11 @@ def test_attendance_with_group_by_filter(self):
 		mark_attendance(self.employee, previous_month_first + relativedelta(days=2), "On Leave")
 		mark_attendance(self.employee, previous_month_first + relativedelta(days=3), "Present")
 
+		departmentless_employee = make_employee(
+			"emp@departmentless.com", company=self.company, department=None
+		)
+		mark_attendance(departmentless_employee, previous_month_first + relativedelta(days=3), "Present")
+
 		filters = frappe._dict(
 			{
 				"month": previous_month_first.month,