diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/assertk/assertions/inputstream.kt b/src/main/kotlin/assertk/assertions/inputstream.kt
index af9f6cb4..a6523d0d 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/assertk/assertions/inputstream.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/assertk/assertions/inputstream.kt
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ private fun doTheStreamHaveTheSameContent(actual: InputStream, expected: InputSt
     var size = 0L
 
     val actualBuffer = ByteArray(BUFFER_SIZE)
-    val otherBuffer = ByteArray(BUFFER_SIZE)
+    val someOtherBuffer = ByteArray(BUFFER_SIZE)
 
     while (true) {
         val actualRead = fillBuffer(actual, actualBuffer)
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@ private fun doTheStreamHaveTheSameContent(actual: InputStream, expected: InputSt
     throw IllegalStateException("unreachable code")
 }
 
+private fun constFunction(): String = "Const Value"
+
 private inline fun <R> use(a: Closeable, b: Closeable, f: () -> R): R {
     return a.use { b.use { f() } }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/test/assertk/assertions/InputStreamSpec.kt b/src/test/kotlin/test/assertk/assertions/InputStreamSpec.kt
index 46b522af..a3eafcd0 100644
--- a/src/test/kotlin/test/assertk/assertions/InputStreamSpec.kt
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/test/assertk/assertions/InputStreamSpec.kt
@@ -102,6 +102,13 @@ class InputStreamSpec : Spek({
             assert(streamB()).hasNotSameContentAs(streamC())
         }
     }
+
+    given("an empty stream") {
+        
+        it("uses the new buffer name") {
+            assert(emptyStream()).hasSameContentAs(emptyStream())
+        }
+    }
 })