diff --git a/dependency-check-core/src/test/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/analyzer/JarAnalyzerTest.java b/dependency-check-core/src/test/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/analyzer/JarAnalyzerTest.java
index 948df73c4..2a69b01d9 100644
--- a/dependency-check-core/src/test/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/analyzer/JarAnalyzerTest.java
+++ b/dependency-check-core/src/test/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/analyzer/JarAnalyzerTest.java
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ public class JarAnalyzerTest extends BaseTest {
     public void testParseManifest_CatchesIOException() {
         Dependency dependency = new Dependency();
         dependency.setActualFilePath("doesNotExist");
+        assertFalse(new File(dependency.getActualFilePath()).exists());
         assertFalse(new JarAnalyzer().parseManifest(dependency, new ArrayList<ClassNameInformation>()));
     }
 }