diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/RepositoryCacheTest.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/RepositoryCacheTest.java
index a1cec2d91..dd14e64dd 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/RepositoryCacheTest.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/RepositoryCacheTest.java
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ public class RepositoryCacheTest extends RepositoryTestCase {
 		assertEquals(0, ((Repository) db).useCnt.get());
 	}
 
+	@Test
 	public void testRepositoryUnregisteringWhenClosing() throws Exception {
 		FileKey loc = FileKey.exact(db.getDirectory(), db.getFS());
 		Repository d2 = RepositoryCache.open(loc);