diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-strings/src/test/java/com/baeldung/stringtoolong/StringTooLongUnitTest.java b/core-java-modules/core-java-strings/src/test/java/com/baeldung/stringtoolong/StringTooLongUnitTest.java
index 4035cadb83..185c2809c1 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-strings/src/test/java/com/baeldung/stringtoolong/StringTooLongUnitTest.java
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-strings/src/test/java/com/baeldung/stringtoolong/StringTooLongUnitTest.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public class StringTooLongUnitTest {
     @Test
     public void whenStoringInPropertiesString_thenNoCompilationError() throws IOException {
         String sValue = null;
-        try (InputStream input = new FileInputStream("src/main/resources/config.properties")) {
+        try (InputStream input = new FileInputStream("src/test/resources/config.properties")) {
             Properties prop = new Properties();
             prop.load(input);
             sValue = prop.getProperty("string.too.long");
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-strings/src/test/resources/config.properties b/core-java-modules/core-java-strings/src/test/resources/config.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..86ae17679f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-strings/src/test/resources/config.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+string.too.long="a long string example"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-strings/src/test/resources/stringtoolong.txt b/core-java-modules/core-java-strings/src/test/resources/stringtoolong.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f31b4a28bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-strings/src/test/resources/stringtoolong.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Get busy living
+or
+get busy dying.
+--Stephen King
\ No newline at end of file