diff --git a/test/json_serializer_test.cpp b/test/json_serializer_test.cpp
index 50ac53f..4465918 100644
--- a/test/json_serializer_test.cpp
+++ b/test/json_serializer_test.cpp
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@
     ofs.close();
 
     JsonSerializer s(test_file);
-    // nlohmann::json will throw a parse error for empty files or invalid JSON
-    EXPECT_THROW(s.load(), nlohmann::json::parse_error);
+    EXPECT_FALSE(s.load());
+    EXPECT_FALSE(std::filesystem::exists(test_file));
 }
 
 TEST_F(JsonSerializerTest, LoadGarbledJsonFile)
@@ -120,6 +120,6 @@
     ofs.close();
 
     JsonSerializer s(test_file);
-    // nlohmann::json will throw a parse error for incomplete JSON
-    EXPECT_THROW(s.load(), nlohmann::json::parse_error);
+    EXPECT_FALSE(s.load());
+    EXPECT_FALSE(std::filesystem::exists(test_file));
 }