diff --git a/photon-core/src/test/java/org/photonvision/common/configuration/ConfigTest.java b/photon-core/src/test/java/org/photonvision/common/configuration/ConfigTest.java
index 919c1376b6..ad6db6fd12 100644
--- a/photon-core/src/test/java/org/photonvision/common/configuration/ConfigTest.java
+++ b/photon-core/src/test/java/org/photonvision/common/configuration/ConfigTest.java
@@ -155,8 +155,11 @@ public void testJacksonHandlesOldTargetEnum() throws IOException {
         writer.write(str);
         writer.flush();
         writer.close();
-        Assertions.assertDoesNotThrow(
-                () -> JacksonUtils.deserialize(tempFile.toPath(), CVPipelineSettings.class));
+
+        AprilTagPipelineSettings settings =
+                (AprilTagPipelineSettings)
+                        JacksonUtils.deserialize(tempFile.toPath(), CVPipelineSettings.class);
+        Assertions.assertEquals(TargetModel.kAprilTag6in_16h5, settings.targetModel);
 
         tempFile.delete();
     }