diff --git a/Engine/source/windowManager/test/windowManagerTest.cpp b/Engine/source/windowManager/test/windowManagerTest.cpp
index d6179c96b..649dcd607 100644
--- a/Engine/source/windowManager/test/windowManagerTest.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/windowManager/test/windowManagerTest.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ TEST(WinMgr, BasicAPI)
 
    // Check out the primary desktop area...
    RectI primary = pwm->getPrimaryDesktopArea();
+   EXPECT_TRUE(pwm)
+      << "no monitor to test against!";
 
    EXPECT_TRUE(primary.isValidRect())
       << "Got some sort of invalid rect from the window manager!";
@@ -55,4 +57,4 @@ TEST(WinMgr, BasicAPI)
    // No way to destroy the window manager.
 };
 
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif