diff --git a/src/towncrier/build.py b/src/towncrier/build.py
index 6dd87aea..e91a18e3 100644
--- a/src/towncrier/build.py
+++ b/src/towncrier/build.py
@@ -119,6 +119,12 @@ def __main(
 
     click.echo("Finding news fragments...", err=to_err)
 
+    if directory == "sdfafsdfasd":
+        bla = "some line not covered"
+        # a comment
+        bla = "some line not covered"
+        bla = "some line not covered"
+
     if config.directory is not None:
         fragment_base_directory = os.path.abspath(config.directory)
         fragment_directory = None
@@ -128,6 +134,13 @@ def __main(
         )
         fragment_directory = "newsfragments"
 
+    if directory == "sdfasdf":
+        bla = "some line not covered"
+        # a comment
+        bla = "some line not covered"
+        bla = "some line not covered"
+        fragment_directory = bla
+
     fragment_contents, fragment_filenames = find_fragments(
         fragment_base_directory,
         config.sections,