diff --git a/src/NuGetizer.Tests/CreatePackageTests.cs b/src/NuGetizer.Tests/CreatePackageTests.cs
index f6e5b63a..5ed05d3d 100644
--- a/src/NuGetizer.Tests/CreatePackageTests.cs
+++ b/src/NuGetizer.Tests/CreatePackageTests.cs
@@ -579,6 +579,7 @@ public void when_creating_package_with_content_file_then_adds_as_content_file()
         public void when_creating_package_with_readme_then_has_readme_metadata()
         {
             var content = Path.GetTempFileName();
+            File.WriteAllText(content, "# Readme Sample");
             task.Contents = new[]
             {
                 new TaskItem(content, new Metadata