diff --git a/scripts/wk/hw/obj.py b/scripts/wk/hw/obj.py
index d934b30d..df07d618 100644
--- a/scripts/wk/hw/obj.py
+++ b/scripts/wk/hw/obj.py
@@ -368,9 +368,13 @@ class Disk(BaseObj):
     try:
       details = self.smartctl['ata_smart_data']['self_test']
     except (KeyError, TypeError):
-      # Assuming disk lacks SMART support, ignore and return empty dict.
+      # Assuming disk lacks SMART support, ignore and return nearly empty dict.
       pass
 
+    # Ensure status is present even if empty
+    if 'status' not in details:
+      details['status'] = {}
+
     # Done
     return details