diff --git a/utils/utils_test.go b/utils/utils_test.go
index c9838da6..17c46f13 100644
--- a/utils/utils_test.go
+++ b/utils/utils_test.go
@@ -32,5 +32,9 @@ func (s *UtilsSuite) TestDirIsAccessibleNotExist(c *C) {
 }
 
 func (s *UtilsSuite) TestDirIsAccessibleNotAccessible(c *C) {
-	c.Check(DirIsAccessible(s.tempfile.Name()).Error(), Equals, fmt.Errorf("'%s' is inaccessible, check access rights", s.tempfile.Name()).Error())
+	accessible := DirIsAccessible(s.tempfile.Name())
+	if accessible == nil {
+            c.Fatalf("Test dir should not be accessible: %s", s.tempfile.Name())
+        }
+	c.Check(accessible.Error(), Equals, fmt.Errorf("'%s' is inaccessible, check access rights", s.tempfile.Name()).Error())
 }