diff --git a/ByteCodeCache/PhpOpcache.php b/ByteCodeCache/PhpOpcache.php
index a713682..89f1322 100644
--- a/ByteCodeCache/PhpOpcache.php
+++ b/ByteCodeCache/PhpOpcache.php
@@ -135,9 +135,9 @@ protected function calculateCacheSlots()
     protected function normalizeStatus($cacheData)
     {
         if (!is_array($cacheData)) {
-            return $this->createFallbackStatusData();
+            $cacheData = array();
         }
-        return $cacheData;
+        return array_replace_recursive($this->getDefaultStatusData(), $cacheData);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ protected function bytesToMb($bytes)
      *
      * @return array<string, mixed>
      */
-    protected function createFallbackStatusData()
+    protected function getDefaultStatusData()
     {
         return array(
             'opcache_enabled' => false,