diff --git a/pkg/tests/cross-tests/cross_test.go b/pkg/tests/cross-tests/cross_test.go
index 90551d758c..8e068f64b8 100644
--- a/pkg/tests/cross-tests/cross_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tests/cross-tests/cross_test.go
@@ -107,11 +107,9 @@ func runDiffCheck(t T, tc diffTestCase) {
 
 	pt.Up()
 
-	if 1+2 == 4 {
-		pulumiWriteYaml(t, tc, puwd, tc.Config2)
-		x := pt.Up()
-		verifyBasicDiffAgreement(t, *tfDiffPlan, x.Summary)
-	}
+	pulumiWriteYaml(t, tc, puwd, tc.Config2)
+	x := pt.Up()
+	verifyBasicDiffAgreement(t, *tfDiffPlan, x.Summary)
 }
 
 func toTFProvider(tc diffTestCase) *schema.Provider {
@@ -124,13 +122,14 @@ func toTFProvider(tc diffTestCase) *schema.Provider {
 
 func TestUnchangedBasicObject(t *testing.T) {
 	skipUnlessLinux(t)
-	cfg := map[string]any{"f0": map[string]any{"x": "ok"}}
+	cfg := map[string]any{"f0": []any{map[string]any{"x": "ok"}}}
 	runDiffCheck(t, diffTestCase{
 		Resource: &schema.Resource{
 			Schema: map[string]*schema.Schema{
 				"f0": {
 					Required: true,
-					Type:     schema.TypeMap,
+					Type:     schema.TypeList,
+					MaxItems: 1,
 					Elem: &schema.Resource{
 						Schema: map[string]*schema.Schema{
 							"x": {Optional: true, Type: schema.TypeString},
diff --git a/pkg/tfshim/sdk-v2/cty.go b/pkg/tfshim/sdk-v2/cty.go
index 1cf9065215..76013531d0 100644
--- a/pkg/tfshim/sdk-v2/cty.go
+++ b/pkg/tfshim/sdk-v2/cty.go
@@ -130,10 +130,7 @@ func recoverCtyValue(dT cty.Type, value interface{}) (cty.Value, error) {
 		case dT.IsListType():
 			return recoverCtyValueOfListType(dT, value)
 		default:
-			if 1+1 == 2 {
-				//panic(fmt.Errorf("Cannot reconcile slice %v to %v", value, dT.GoString()))
-			}
-			return cty.NilVal, fmt.Errorf("Cannot reconcile slice %v to %v", value, dT.GoString())
+			return cty.NilVal, fmt.Errorf("Cannot reconcile slice %v to %v %v %v", value, dT.GoString(), len(value), dT.IsObjectType())
 		}
 	default:
 		v, err := recoverScalarCtyValue(dT, value)