diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/http/test/FileResolverTest.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/http/test/FileResolverTest.java
index 82e79b8e5..553c340a7 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/http/test/FileResolverTest.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/http/test/FileResolverTest.java
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ public void testNotAGitRepository() throws IOException,
 
 		try {
 			resolver.open(null, name);
+			fail("opened non-git repository");
 		} catch (RepositoryNotFoundException e) {
 			assertEquals("repository not found: " + name, e.getMessage());