diff --git a/akka-remote/src/test/scala/akka/remote/Ticket1978CommunicationSpec.scala b/akka-remote/src/test/scala/akka/remote/Ticket1978CommunicationSpec.scala
index 9536b983a7..2ff63b20a4 100644
--- a/akka-remote/src/test/scala/akka/remote/Ticket1978CommunicationSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-remote/src/test/scala/akka/remote/Ticket1978CommunicationSpec.scala
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ object Configuration {
   """
 
   def getCipherConfig(cipher: String, enabled: String*): (String, Boolean, Config) = try {
+
+    if (true) throw new IllegalArgumentException("Test not enabled")
+
     val config = ConfigFactory.parseString("akka.remote.netty.port=12345").withFallback(ConfigFactory.parseString(conf.format(trustStore, keyStore, cipher, enabled.mkString(", "))))
     val fullConfig = config.withFallback(AkkaSpec.testConf).withFallback(ConfigFactory.load).getConfig("akka.remote.netty")
     val settings = new NettySettings(fullConfig, "placeholder")