diff --git a/src/Bundle/ChillMainBundle/Tests/Controller/NewsItemApiControllerTest.php b/src/Bundle/ChillMainBundle/Tests/Controller/NewsItemApiControllerTest.php
index 1a00e45de..f8f7aafea 100644
--- a/src/Bundle/ChillMainBundle/Tests/Controller/NewsItemApiControllerTest.php
+++ b/src/Bundle/ChillMainBundle/Tests/Controller/NewsItemApiControllerTest.php
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class NewsItemApiControllerTest extends WebTestCase
         $client->request('GET', '/api/1.0/main/news/current.json');
         $this->assertResponseIsSuccessful('Testing whether the GET request to the news item Api endpoint was successful');
 
-        $responseContent = json_decode($client->getResponse()->getContent(), true);
+        $responseContent = json_decode($client->getResponse()->getContent(), true, 512, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR);
 
         if (!empty($responseContent['data'][0])) {
             $this->assertArrayHasKey('title', $responseContent['data'][0]);