diff --git a/tests/org.eclipse.jst.j2ee.tests/j2ee-verifiers/org/eclipse/wtp/j2ee/headless/tests/j2ee/verifiers/ModuleExportDataModelVerifier.java b/tests/org.eclipse.jst.j2ee.tests/j2ee-verifiers/org/eclipse/wtp/j2ee/headless/tests/j2ee/verifiers/ModuleExportDataModelVerifier.java
index c7270b5..560483c 100644
--- a/tests/org.eclipse.jst.j2ee.tests/j2ee-verifiers/org/eclipse/wtp/j2ee/headless/tests/j2ee/verifiers/ModuleExportDataModelVerifier.java
+++ b/tests/org.eclipse.jst.j2ee.tests/j2ee-verifiers/org/eclipse/wtp/j2ee/headless/tests/j2ee/verifiers/ModuleExportDataModelVerifier.java
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@
 					fIn.close();
 				}
 			}
-			Assert.assertNotNull(mf);
+			if(null == mf){
+				Assert.assertNotNull(mf);
+			}
 		}
 	}