diff --git a/application/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/transport/coap/provision/AbstractCoapProvisionProtoDeviceTest.java b/application/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/transport/coap/provision/AbstractCoapProvisionProtoDeviceTest.java
index 7db300e721..14d72297a4 100644
--- a/application/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/transport/coap/provision/AbstractCoapProvisionProtoDeviceTest.java
+++ b/application/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/transport/coap/provision/AbstractCoapProvisionProtoDeviceTest.java
@@ -172,7 +172,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractCoapProvisionProtoDeviceTest extends AbstractCoapI
 
     private CoapResponse createCoapClientAndPublish() throws Exception {
         byte[] provisionRequestMsg = createTestProvisionMessage();
-        return createCoapClientAndPublish(provisionRequestMsg);
+        CoapResponse coapResponse = createCoapClientAndPublish(provisionRequestMsg);
+        Assert.assertNotNull("COAP response", coapResponse);
+        return coapResponse;
     }
 
     private CoapResponse createCoapClientAndPublish(byte[] provisionRequestMsg) throws Exception {