diff --git a/mujoco_ros/test/mujoco_ros_plugin_test.cpp b/mujoco_ros/test/mujoco_ros_plugin_test.cpp
index ba3e468..dbb634e 100644
--- a/mujoco_ros/test/mujoco_ros_plugin_test.cpp
+++ b/mujoco_ros/test/mujoco_ros_plugin_test.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class LoadedPluginFixture : public ::testing::Test
 {
 protected:
 	std::unique_ptr<ros::NodeHandle> nh;
-	TestPlugin *test_plugin;
+	TestPlugin *test_plugin = nullptr;
 	MujocoEnvTestWrapper *env_ptr;
 
 	void SetUp() override
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ class LoadedPluginFixture : public ::testing::Test
 				break;
 			}
 		}
+
+		ASSERT_NE(test_plugin, nullptr) << "TestPlugin not found!";
 	}
 
 	void TearDown() override