diff --git a/tests/build-tools.test.js b/tests/build-tools.test.js
index 74524ddb9775..2aa33b0fd21f 100644
--- a/tests/build-tools.test.js
+++ b/tests/build-tools.test.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ describe('buildTools', () => {
         consoleErrorMock = jest.spyOn(console, 'error').mockImplementation(() => {});
         fs.ensureDirSync(testDir);
         fs.outputFileSync(manualToolsPath, JSON.stringify(manualTools));
+        fs.outputFileSync(automatedToolsPath, JSON.stringify({}));
     });
 
     afterAll(() => {