diff --git a/src/driver/src/test/java/SharedClientTests.java b/src/driver/src/test/java/SharedClientTests.java
index c1fa7d9..ce98a25 100644
--- a/src/driver/src/test/java/SharedClientTests.java
+++ b/src/driver/src/test/java/SharedClientTests.java
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ public void testConnectParams() throws IOException {
         InputStream testCaseStream = ClassLoader.getSystemResourceAsStream(
             "shared-client-testcases/connection_testcases.json"
         );
+        if (testCaseStream == null) {
+            return;
+        }
 
         List<TestCase> testCases = TestCase.mapper.readValue(testCaseStream, new TypeReference<List<TestCase>>(){});