diff --git a/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/db/VerifyTest.java b/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/db/VerifyTest.java
index a58837aa08..62f6f6df5a 100644
--- a/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/db/VerifyTest.java
+++ b/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/db/VerifyTest.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
+import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.zip.CRC32;
 import java.util.zip.CheckedInputStream;
 
@@ -309,7 +310,7 @@ public class VerifyTest
 
         try (RandomAccessReader file = RandomAccessReader.open(new File(sstable.descriptor.filenameFor(Component.DIGEST))))
         {
-            Long correctChecksum = file.readLong();
+            long correctChecksum = Long.parseLong(Objects.requireNonNull(file.readLine()));
 
             writeChecksum(++correctChecksum, sstable.descriptor.filenameFor(Component.DIGEST));
         }
@@ -442,7 +443,7 @@ public class VerifyTest
         Long correctChecksum;
         try (RandomAccessReader file = RandomAccessReader.open(new File(sstable.descriptor.filenameFor(Component.DIGEST))))
         {
-            correctChecksum = file.readLong();
+            correctChecksum = Long.parseLong(Objects.requireNonNull(file.readLine()));
         }
         writeChecksum(++correctChecksum, sstable.descriptor.filenameFor(Component.DIGEST));
         try (Verifier verifier = new Verifier(cfs, sstable, false, Verifier.options().mutateRepairStatus(false).invokeDiskFailurePolicy(true).build()))
@@ -511,7 +512,7 @@ public class VerifyTest
         Long correctChecksum;
         try (RandomAccessReader file = RandomAccessReader.open(new File(sstable.descriptor.filenameFor(Component.DIGEST))))
         {
-            correctChecksum = file.readLong();
+            correctChecksum = Long.parseLong(Objects.requireNonNull(file.readLine()));
         }
         writeChecksum(++correctChecksum, sstable.descriptor.filenameFor(Component.DIGEST));
         try (Verifier verifier = new Verifier(cfs, sstable, false, Verifier.options().invokeDiskFailurePolicy(true).mutateRepairStatus(true).build()))
@@ -587,7 +588,7 @@ public class VerifyTest
 
         try (RandomAccessReader file = RandomAccessReader.open(new File(sstable.descriptor.filenameFor(Component.DIGEST))))
         {
-            Long correctChecksum = file.readLong();
+            long correctChecksum = Long.parseLong(Objects.requireNonNull(file.readLine()));
 
             writeChecksum(++correctChecksum, sstable.descriptor.filenameFor(Component.DIGEST));
         }