diff --git a/src/test/java/com/eliasmueller/llamamod/mods/devmode/DevModeModTest.java b/src/test/java/com/eliasmueller/llamamod/mods/devmode/DevModeModTest.java
index 1697bde..c98ad92 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/eliasmueller/llamamod/mods/devmode/DevModeModTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/eliasmueller/llamamod/mods/devmode/DevModeModTest.java
@@ -123,8 +123,12 @@ class DevModeModTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    void sameKeyTwiceIsRejected() {
-        assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> applied("de", Map.of("idolKey", "F1"), tmp));
+    void sameKeyTwiceIsRejected() throws Exception {
+        ExeImage img = exe("de"); // outside assertThrows: skips the test when the exe is not available
+        img.setOwner("devmode");
+        DevModeMod mod = new DevModeMod();
+        TestModContext ctx = new TestModContext(tmp, mod, Map.of("idolKey", "F1"), img);
+        assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> mod.apply(ctx));
     }
 
     @Test