diff --git a/sonar-groovy-plugin/src/test/java/org/sonar/plugins/groovy/utils/StaxParserTest.java b/sonar-groovy-plugin/src/test/java/org/sonar/plugins/groovy/utils/StaxParserTest.java
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+/*
+ * Sonar Groovy Plugin
+ * Copyright (C) 2010-2016 SonarSource SA
+ * mailto:contact AT sonarsource DOT com
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+package org.sonar.plugins.groovy.utils;
+
+import org.junit.Rule;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.rules.ExpectedException;
+
+import javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamException;
+
+import java.io.File;
+
+public class StaxParserTest {
+
+  @Rule
+  public ExpectedException thrown = ExpectedException.none();
+
+  @Test
+  public void should_fail_parsing_ig_file_does_not_exist() throws Exception {
+    thrown.expect(XMLStreamException.class);
+    StaxParser parser = new StaxParser(rootCursor -> {});
+    parser.parse(new File("fake.xml"));
+  }
+
+}