diff --git a/tests/test_pdf.py b/tests/test_pdf.py
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+from pathlib import Path
+
+from tika import pdf
+
+
+TEST_FILE_PATH = Path(__file__).parent / "files" / "rwservlet.pdf"
+
+
+def test_local_path():
+    text_pages = pdf.text_from_pdf_pages(str(TEST_FILE_PATH))
+    assert isinstance(text_pages, list)