1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/cpe/v23binding_test.go b/cpe/v23binding_test.go
index 4fa46bb..3030fbe 100644
--- a/cpe/v23binding_test.go
+++ b/cpe/v23binding_test.go
@@ -86,12 +86,19 @@ func TestV23BindingUnmarshalJSON(t *testing.T) {
   }, {
     val: `"o:intel:ethernet_controller_e810_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"`,
     exp: "missing CPE 2.3 prefix",
+  }, {
+    val: `x`,
+    exp: "invalid character 'x' looking for beginning of value",
   }}
 
   for _, test := range(failTests) {
     t.Run(test.val, func(t *testing.T) {
       var got V23Binding
-      if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(test.val), &got); err == nil {
+
+      // NOTE: we use got.UnmarshalJSON() instead of json.Unmarshal(),
+      // because if we use the latter with invalid json it fails before
+      // testing the underlying method.
+      if err := got.UnmarshalJSON([]byte(test.val)); err == nil {
         t.Errorf("got %v, exp error", got)
       } else if err.Error() != test.exp {
         t.Errorf("got \"%s\", exp \"%s\"", err.Error(), test.exp)