diff --git a/hadoop-hdds/container-service/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/container/ozoneimpl/TestContainerReader.java b/hadoop-hdds/container-service/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/container/ozoneimpl/TestContainerReader.java
index 849c56a2541c..0ac129d98540 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdds/container-service/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/container/ozoneimpl/TestContainerReader.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdds/container-service/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/container/ozoneimpl/TestContainerReader.java
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ public void testContainerReaderWithLoadException() throws Exception {
             keyValueContainer.getContainerData().getContainerPath();
         File containerPath = new File(containerPathStr);
         String renamePath = containerPathStr + "-aa";
-        containerPath.renameTo(new File(renamePath));
+        Assert.assertTrue(containerPath.renameTo(new File(renamePath)));
       }
     }