diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/index/query/NestedQueryBuilderTests.java b/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/index/query/NestedQueryBuilderTests.java
index abc3e0bb8c4c3..91cfc90a9cebb 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/index/query/NestedQueryBuilderTests.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/index/query/NestedQueryBuilderTests.java
@@ -147,6 +147,10 @@ public void testSerializationBWC() throws IOException {
         }
     }
 
+    public void testPath() {
+        assertEquals("nested1", createTestQueryBuilder().path());
+    }
+
     public void testValidate() {
         QueryBuilder innerQuery = RandomQueryBuilder.createQuery(random());
         IllegalArgumentException e = expectThrows(