diff --git a/tests/test_api/test_types/test_external_reply_info.py b/tests/test_api/test_types/test_external_reply_info.py
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+++ b/tests/test_api/test_types/test_external_reply_info.py
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+from aiogram.types import ExternalReplyInfo
+
+
+class TestExternalReplyInfo:
+    def test_handle_empty_story_accepts_non_dict_values(self):
+        value = object()
+
+        assert ExternalReplyInfo.handle_empty_story(value) is value