diff --git a/test/plugins/test_musicbrainz.py b/test/plugins/test_musicbrainz.py
index 57036cf5c..d1f49ef37 100644
--- a/test/plugins/test_musicbrainz.py
+++ b/test/plugins/test_musicbrainz.py
@@ -674,6 +674,7 @@ class MBLibraryTest(MusicBrainzTestCase):
         ) as gp:
             gp.side_effect = side_effect
             album = self.mb.album_for_id("d2a6f856-b553-40a0-ac54-a321e8e2da02")
+            assert album
             assert album.country == "US"
 
     def test_pseudo_releases_with_empty_links(self):
@@ -691,6 +692,7 @@ class MBLibraryTest(MusicBrainzTestCase):
         ) as gp:
             gp.side_effect = side_effect
             album = self.mb.album_for_id("d2a6f856-b553-40a0-ac54-a321e8e2da02")
+            assert album
             assert album.country is None
 
     def test_pseudo_releases_without_links(self):
@@ -708,6 +710,7 @@ class MBLibraryTest(MusicBrainzTestCase):
         ) as gp:
             gp.side_effect = side_effect
             album = self.mb.album_for_id("d2a6f856-b553-40a0-ac54-a321e8e2da02")
+            assert album
             assert album.country is None
 
     def test_pseudo_releases_with_unsupported_links(self):
@@ -734,6 +737,7 @@ class MBLibraryTest(MusicBrainzTestCase):
         ) as gp:
             gp.side_effect = side_effect
             album = self.mb.album_for_id("d2a6f856-b553-40a0-ac54-a321e8e2da02")
+            assert album
             assert album.country is None