diff --git a/imageio/imageio-jpeg/src/test/java/com/twelvemonkeys/imageio/plugins/jpeg/JPEGImageReaderTest.java b/imageio/imageio-jpeg/src/test/java/com/twelvemonkeys/imageio/plugins/jpeg/JPEGImageReaderTest.java
index 654ccd19..f05b4eb5 100644
--- a/imageio/imageio-jpeg/src/test/java/com/twelvemonkeys/imageio/plugins/jpeg/JPEGImageReaderTest.java
+++ b/imageio/imageio-jpeg/src/test/java/com/twelvemonkeys/imageio/plugins/jpeg/JPEGImageReaderTest.java
@@ -966,6 +966,7 @@ public class JPEGImageReaderTest extends ImageReaderAbstractTestCase<JPEGImageRe
 
         if (expectedTree == null) {
             assertNull(actualTree);
+            return;
         }
 
         assertEquals(String.format("%s: Node names differ", message), expectedTree.getNodeName(), actualTree.getNodeName());