diff --git a/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/io/sstable/VerifyTest.java b/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/io/sstable/VerifyTest.java
index 40bbe0887f..73f6fc9d7b 100644
--- a/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/io/sstable/VerifyTest.java
+++ b/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/io/sstable/VerifyTest.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.zip.CRC32;
 import java.util.zip.CheckedInputStream;
 
@@ -324,7 +325,7 @@ public class VerifyTest
 
         try (RandomAccessReader file = RandomAccessReader.open(sstable.descriptor.fileFor(Components.DIGEST)))
         {
-            long correctChecksum = file.readLong();
+            long correctChecksum = Long.parseLong(Objects.requireNonNull(file.readLine()));
 
             writeChecksum(++correctChecksum, sstable.descriptor.fileFor(Components.DIGEST));
         }
@@ -465,7 +466,7 @@ public class VerifyTest
         long correctChecksum;
         try (RandomAccessReader file = RandomAccessReader.open(sstable.descriptor.fileFor(Components.DIGEST)))
         {
-            correctChecksum = file.readLong();
+            correctChecksum = Long.parseLong(Objects.requireNonNull(file.readLine()));
         }
         writeChecksum(++correctChecksum, sstable.descriptor.fileFor(Components.DIGEST));
         try (IVerifier verifier = sstable.getVerifier(cfs, new OutputHandler.LogOutput(), false, IVerifier.options().mutateRepairStatus(false).invokeDiskFailurePolicy(true).build()))
@@ -535,7 +536,7 @@ public class VerifyTest
         long correctChecksum;
         try (RandomAccessReader file = RandomAccessReader.open(sstable.descriptor.fileFor(Components.DIGEST)))
         {
-            correctChecksum = file.readLong();
+            correctChecksum = Long.parseLong(Objects.requireNonNull(file.readLine()));
         }
         writeChecksum(++correctChecksum, sstable.descriptor.fileFor(Components.DIGEST));
         try (IVerifier verifier = sstable.getVerifier(cfs, new OutputHandler.LogOutput(), false, IVerifier.options().invokeDiskFailurePolicy(true).mutateRepairStatus(true).build()))
@@ -619,7 +620,7 @@ public class VerifyTest
 
         try (RandomAccessReader file = RandomAccessReader.open(sstable.descriptor.fileFor(Components.DIGEST)))
         {
-            long correctChecksum = file.readLong();
+            long correctChecksum = Long.parseLong(Objects.requireNonNull(file.readLine()));
 
             writeChecksum(++correctChecksum, sstable.descriptor.fileFor(Components.DIGEST));
         }