diff --git a/challenges/08-coding-interview-questions-and-take-home-assignments/coding-interview-data-structure-questions.json b/challenges/08-coding-interview-questions-and-take-home-assignments/coding-interview-data-structure-questions.json
index 85f68804785..d4d2cb61352 100644
--- a/challenges/08-coding-interview-questions-and-take-home-assignments/coding-interview-data-structure-questions.json
+++ b/challenges/08-coding-interview-questions-and-take-home-assignments/coding-interview-data-structure-questions.json
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@
"tests": [
"assert(homeworkStack.length === 4, 'message: homeworkStack should only contain 4 elements.');",
"assert(homeworkStack[3] === 'CS50', 'message: The last element in homeworkStack should be \"CS50\".');",
- "assert(homeworkStack.indexOf('PSY44') === -1, 'message: homeworkStack should not contain \"PSY44\".');"
+ "assert(homeworkStack.indexOf('PSY44') === -1, 'message: homeworkStack should not contain \"PSY44\".');",
+ "assert(code.match(/=/g).length === 1 && /homeworkStack\\s*=\\s*\\[\"BIO12\"\\s*,\\s*\"HIS80\"\\s*,\\s*\"MAT122\"\\s*,\\s*\"PSY44\"\\]/.test(code)), 'message: The initial declaration of the homeworkStack should not be changed.');"
],
"solutions": [],
"hints": [],