diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 0f3ed954..58f8d035 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build and run Tests
         run: |
           if [[ $GITHUB_EVENT_NAME == 'schedule' ]]; then
+            echo running with real downloader
             ./gradlew check --stacktrace -Ddownloader=REAL
           else
+            echo running with mock downloader
             ./gradlew check --stacktrace -Ddownloader=MOCK
           fi
diff --git a/extractor/src/test/java/org/schabi/newpipe/downloader/MockDownloader.java b/extractor/src/test/java/org/schabi/newpipe/downloader/MockDownloader.java
index 21019a4e..888d334d 100644
--- a/extractor/src/test/java/org/schabi/newpipe/downloader/MockDownloader.java
+++ b/extractor/src/test/java/org/schabi/newpipe/downloader/MockDownloader.java
@@ -27,15 +27,17 @@ class MockDownloader extends Downloader {
     public MockDownloader(@Nonnull String path) throws IOException {
         this.path = path;
         this.mocks = new HashMap<>();
-        File folder = new File(path);
-        for (File file : folder.listFiles()) {
-            if (file.getName().startsWith(RecordingDownloader.FILE_NAME_PREFIX)) {
-                final FileReader reader = new FileReader(file);
-                final TestRequestResponse response = new GsonBuilder()
-                        .create()
-                        .fromJson(reader, TestRequestResponse.class);
-                reader.close();
-                mocks.put(response.getRequest(), response.getResponse());
+        final File[] files = new File(path).listFiles();
+        if (files != null) {
+            for (File file : files) {
+                if (file.getName().startsWith(RecordingDownloader.FILE_NAME_PREFIX)) {
+                    final FileReader reader = new FileReader(file);
+                    final TestRequestResponse response = new GsonBuilder()
+                            .create()
+                            .fromJson(reader, TestRequestResponse.class);
+                    reader.close();
+                    mocks.put(response.getRequest(), response.getResponse());
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/extractor/src/test/java/org/schabi/newpipe/downloader/RecordingDownloader.java b/extractor/src/test/java/org/schabi/newpipe/downloader/RecordingDownloader.java
index bfe9e8c7..9e07959f 100644
--- a/extractor/src/test/java/org/schabi/newpipe/downloader/RecordingDownloader.java
+++ b/extractor/src/test/java/org/schabi/newpipe/downloader/RecordingDownloader.java
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
  * The files <b>must</b> be created on the local dev environment
  * and recreated when the requests made by a test class change.
  * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * Run the test class as a whole and not each test separately.
+ * Make sure the requests made by a class are unique.
+ * </p>
  */
 class RecordingDownloader extends Downloader {