diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/modules/authentication/implementations/Auth0PermissionsHelperTest.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/modules/authentication/implementations/Auth0PermissionsHelperTest.java
index 5514ed13..1af07ffd 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/modules/authentication/implementations/Auth0PermissionsHelperTest.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/modules/authentication/implementations/Auth0PermissionsHelperTest.java
@@ -40,7 +40,15 @@ class Auth0PermissionsHelperTest
       /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
       // don't really want to test this class (don't want to change permissions), so, just here to help keep class coverage % up //
       /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-      new Auth0PermissionsHelper(null, null, null);
+      Auth0PermissionsHelper auth0PermissionsHelper = new Auth0PermissionsHelper(null, null, null);
+      try
+      {
+         auth0PermissionsHelper.getCurrentAuth0Permissions();
+      }
+      catch(Exception e)
+      {
+         // is expected.
+      }
    }
 
 }
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