diff --git a/tests/unit/tools/test_filesystem.py b/tests/unit/tools/test_filesystem.py
index e4830b5..6755450 100644
--- a/tests/unit/tools/test_filesystem.py
+++ b/tests/unit/tools/test_filesystem.py
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@
         assert p is not None
 
     def test_rejects_empty(self):
-        # Empty path resolves to cwd, so _check_path returns a Path, not None
-        assert _check_path("") is not None
+        assert _check_path("") is None
 
     def test_restricted_paths(self, monkeypatch, tmp_path):
         import navi.tools.filesystem as _fs_mod