diff --git a/test/testcppcheck.cpp b/test/testcppcheck.cpp
index 838b54e6f..582a6376d 100644
--- a/test/testcppcheck.cpp
+++ b/test/testcppcheck.cpp
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ private:
         ErrorLogger2 errorLogger;
         CppCheck cppCheck(errorLogger);
         cppCheck.getErrorMessages();
+        ASSERT(!errorLogger.id.empty());
 
         // TODO: check if there are duplicate error ids in errorLogger.id
     }