diff --git a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/analyzer/RubyBundleAuditAnalyzer.java b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/analyzer/RubyBundleAuditAnalyzer.java
index 56001c9d7..708144ebc 100644
--- a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/analyzer/RubyBundleAuditAnalyzer.java
+++ b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/analyzer/RubyBundleAuditAnalyzer.java
@@ -483,7 +483,9 @@ public class RubyBundleAuditAnalyzer extends AbstractFileTypeAnalyzer {
      */
     private Dependency createDependencyForGem(Engine engine, String parentName, String fileName, String filePath, String gem) throws IOException {
         final File gemFile = new File(Settings.getTempDirectory(), gem + "_Gemfile.lock");
-        gemFile.createNewFile();
+        if (!gemFile.createNewFile()) {
+            throw new IOException("Unable to create temporary gem file");
+        }
         final String displayFileName = String.format("%s%c%s:%s", parentName, File.separatorChar, fileName, gem);
 
         FileUtils.write(gemFile, displayFileName, Charset.defaultCharset()); // unique contents to avoid dependency bundling