diff --git a/be/src/vec/json/parse2column.cpp b/be/src/vec/json/parse2column.cpp
index 0f61e24dad7c4b..a154ad14333363 100644
--- a/be/src/vec/json/parse2column.cpp
+++ b/be/src/vec/json/parse2column.cpp
@@ -163,7 +163,11 @@ void parse_json_to_variant(IColumn& column, const char* src, size_t length,
             throw doris::Exception(ErrorCode::INVALID_ARGUMENT, "Failed to find sub column {}",
                                    paths[i].get_path());
         }
-        DCHECK_EQ(subcolumn->size(), old_num_rows);
+        if (subcolumn->size() != old_num_rows) {
+            throw doris::Exception(ErrorCode::INVALID_ARGUMENT,
+                                   "subcolumn {} size missmatched, may contains duplicated entry",
+                                   paths[i].get_path());
+        }
         subcolumn->insert(std::move(values[i]), std::move(field_info));
     }
     // /// Insert default values to missed subcolumns.
diff --git a/be/src/vec/json/path_in_data.cpp b/be/src/vec/json/path_in_data.cpp
index 4b3692f4776878..30c9ff217688ab 100644
--- a/be/src/vec/json/path_in_data.cpp
+++ b/be/src/vec/json/path_in_data.cpp
@@ -188,13 +188,11 @@ PathInDataBuilder& PathInDataBuilder::append(std::string_view key, bool is_array
     if (parts.empty()) {
         current_anonymous_array_level += is_array;
     }
-    if (!key.empty()) {
-        if (!parts.empty()) {
-            parts.back().is_nested = is_array;
-        }
-        parts.emplace_back(key, false, current_anonymous_array_level);
-        current_anonymous_array_level = 0;
+    if (!parts.empty()) {
+        parts.back().is_nested = is_array;
     }
+    parts.emplace_back(key, false, current_anonymous_array_level);
+    current_anonymous_array_level = 0;
     return *this;
 }
 PathInDataBuilder& PathInDataBuilder::append(const PathInData::Parts& path, bool is_array) {
diff --git a/regression-test/data/variant_p0/column_name.out b/regression-test/data/variant_p0/column_name.out
index 2942c8d53bc9b1..7e1f23d4ac8b56 100644
--- a/regression-test/data/variant_p0/column_name.out
+++ b/regression-test/data/variant_p0/column_name.out
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 中文	unicode
 
 -- !sql --
-""
+
 
 -- !sql --
 \N
@@ -32,3 +32,18 @@ UPPER CASE	lower case
 -- !sql --
 1	{"tag_key1":123456}
 
+-- !sql --
+\N
+\N
+\N
+\N
+\N
+""
+1234566
+16
+8888888
+"UPPER CASE"
+"dkdkdkdkdkd"
+"ooaoaaaaaaa"
+"xmxxmmmmmm"
+
diff --git a/regression-test/suites/variant_p0/column_name.groovy b/regression-test/suites/variant_p0/column_name.groovy
index be0026e9c940ea..26520aafa502d5 100644
--- a/regression-test/suites/variant_p0/column_name.groovy
+++ b/regression-test/suites/variant_p0/column_name.groovy
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ suite("regression_test_variant_column_name", "variant_type"){
     // sql """insert into ${table_name} values (2, '{}')"""
     sql "truncate table ${table_name}"
     sql """insert into ${table_name} values (3, '{"": ""}')"""
-    qt_sql """select v[''] from ${table_name} order by k"""
+    qt_sql """select cast(v[''] as text) from ${table_name} order by k"""
     sql """insert into ${table_name} values (4, '{"!@#^&*()": "11111"}')"""
     qt_sql """select cast(v["!@#^&*()"] as string) from ${table_name} order by k"""
     sql """insert into ${table_name} values (5, '{"123": "456", "789": "012"}')"""
@@ -50,4 +50,25 @@ suite("regression_test_variant_column_name", "variant_type"){
     qt_sql "select * from var_column_name where tags['tag_key1'] is not null and cast(tags['tag_key1' ] as text) = '123456' order by k desc limit 1;"    
     qt_sql "select * from var_column_name where Tags['tag_key1'] is not null and cast(tags['tag_key1' ] as text) = '123456' order by k desc limit 1;"    
     qt_sql "select * from var_column_name where Tags['tag_key1'] is not null and cast(Tags['tag_key1' ] as text) = '123456' order by k desc limit 1;"    
+
+    // empty key
+    sql """insert into var_column_name values (7, '{"": "UPPER CASE"}')"""
+    sql """
+        insert into var_column_name values (7, '{"":16,"OpenCapStatus":0,"AccStatus":1,"AccTimeSum":481,"LowVoltage":0,"TowedStatus":0,"EncryptLng":117.23572361077638,"deviceId":"A1100614808888"}')
+    """
+    sql """insert into var_column_name values (7, '{"": ""}')"""
+    sql """insert into var_column_name values (7, '{"": "dkdkdkdkdkd"}')"""
+    sql """insert into var_column_name values (7, '{"": "xmxxmmmmmm"}')"""
+    sql """insert into var_column_name values (7, '{"": "ooaoaaaaaaa"}')"""
+    sql """insert into var_column_name values (7, '{"": 1234566}')"""
+    sql """insert into var_column_name values (7, '{"": 8888888}')"""
+
+    qt_sql "select Tags[''] from var_column_name order by cast(Tags[''] as string)"
+
+    try {
+        sql """insert into var_column_name values (7, '{"": "UPPER CASE", "": "lower case"}')"""
+    } catch(Exception ex) {
+        logger.info("""INSERT INTO ${table_name} failed: """ + ex)
+        assertTrue(ex.toString().contains("may contains duplicated entry"));
+    }
 }
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