diff --git a/arm_statements/tests/test_version.py b/arm_statements/tests/test_version.py
index be00685..817baec 100644
--- a/arm_statements/tests/test_version.py
+++ b/arm_statements/tests/test_version.py
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ from arm_statements.version import statements_version
 FULL_HASH = "abc1234def5678abc1234def5678abc1234def56"
 
 
-def test_version_absent_in_source() -> None:
-    assert statements_version() is None
+def test_version_absent_file_is_none(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    assert statements_version(tmp_path / "VERSION") is None
 
 
 def test_version_read_from_file(tmp_path: Path) -> None: