diff --git a/httpclient/src/test/java/org/baeldung/mockito/HttpClientLiveTest.java b/httpclient/src/test/java/org/baeldung/mockito/HttpClientLiveTest.java
index 8c478c334e..064ace1d2c 100644
--- a/httpclient/src/test/java/org/baeldung/mockito/HttpClientLiveTest.java
+++ b/httpclient/src/test/java/org/baeldung/mockito/HttpClientLiveTest.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public class HttpClientLiveTest {
 
     @Test
     public final void whenExecutingBasicGetRequest_thenNoExceptions() throws ClientProtocolException, IOException {
-        instance.execute(new HttpGet(SAMPLE_URL));
+        response = instance.execute(new HttpGet(SAMPLE_URL));
     }
 
     @Test