diff --git a/test-framework/jacoco/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/jacoco/runtime/ReportCreator.java b/test-framework/jacoco/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/jacoco/runtime/ReportCreator.java
index 0a5956c41905f..e118708a6c684 100644
--- a/test-framework/jacoco/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/jacoco/runtime/ReportCreator.java
+++ b/test-framework/jacoco/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/jacoco/runtime/ReportCreator.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public void run() {
             long abortTime = System.currentTimeMillis() + 10000;
             Path datafile = Paths.get(reportInfo.dataFile);
             while (System.currentTimeMillis() < abortTime) {
-                if (Files.exists(datafile)) {
+                if (Files.exists(datafile) && Files.size(datafile) > 0) {
                     break;
                 }
                 Thread.sleep(100);