diff --git a/test/test_configuration/test_path_config.py b/test/test_configuration/test_path_config.py
index c14d93bb297c27e1ce1d7a782dc28400e545f8f9..27b2d32db7180275fc5256636f150b53bd3d189b 100644
--- a/test/test_configuration/test_path_config.py
+++ b/test/test_configuration/test_path_config.py
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ class TestPrepareHost:
 
     @mock.patch("getpass.getuser", return_value="zombie21")
     @mock.patch("src.configuration.check_path_and_create", side_effect=PermissionError)
-    def test_error_handling(self, mock_cpath, mock_user):
+    @mock.patch("os.path.exists", return_value=False)
+    def test_error_handling(self, mock_path_exists, mock_cpath, mock_user):
         # if "runner-6HmDp9Qd-project-2411-concurrent" not in platform.node():
         # mock_host.return_value = "linux-aa9b"
         with pytest.raises(NotADirectoryError) as e: