diff --git a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitReportTest.java b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitReportTest.java
index 72c04c6ad..407f07ec2 100644
--- a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitReportTest.java
+++ b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitReportTest.java
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.junit;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileReader;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.net.URL;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildFileTest;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils;
 
@@ -110,15 +112,26 @@ public class JUnitReportTest extends BuildFileTest {
     // Bugzilla Report 38477
     public void testSpecialSignsInSrcPath() throws Exception {
         executeTarget("testSpecialSignsInSrcPath");
-        if (! new File(System.getProperty("root"), "src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/optional/junitreport/test/html/index.html").exists()) {
-            fail("No index.html present. Not generated?");
-        }
+        File reportFile = new File(System.getProperty("root"), "src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/optional/junitreport/test/html/index.html");
+        // tests one the file object
+        assertTrue("No index.html present. Not generated?", reportFile.exists() );
+        assertTrue("Cant read the report file.", reportFile.canRead() );
+        assertTrue("File shouldnt be empty.", reportFile.length() > 0 );
+        // conversion to URL via FileUtils like in XMLResultAggregator, not as suggested in the bug report
+        URL reportUrl = new URL( FileUtils.getFileUtils().toURI(reportFile.getAbsolutePath()) );
+        InputStream reportStream = reportUrl.openStream();
+        assertTrue("This shouldnt be an empty stream.", reportStream.available() > 0);
     }
     public void testSpecialSignsInHtmlPath() throws Exception {
         executeTarget("testSpecialSignsInHtmlPath");
-        if (! new File(System.getProperty("root"), "src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/optional/junitreport/test/html# $%§&-!report/index.html").exists()) {
-            fail("No index.html present. Not generated?");
-        }
+        File reportFile = new File(System.getProperty("root"), "src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/optional/junitreport/test/html# $%§&-!report/index.html");
+        // tests one the file object
+        assertTrue("No index.html present. Not generated?", reportFile.exists() );
+        assertTrue("Cant read the report file.", reportFile.canRead() );
+        assertTrue("File shouldnt be empty.", reportFile.length() > 0 );
+        // conversion to URL via FileUtils like in XMLResultAggregator, not as suggested in the bug report
+        URL reportUrl = new URL( FileUtils.getFileUtils().toURI(reportFile.getAbsolutePath()) );
+        InputStream reportStream = reportUrl.openStream();
+        assertTrue("This shouldnt be an empty stream.", reportStream.available() > 0);
     }
-
 }
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