diff --git a/borgmatic/config/validate.py b/borgmatic/config/validate.py
index 1917eea0..5835ead1 100644
--- a/borgmatic/config/validate.py
+++ b/borgmatic/config/validate.py
@@ -16,11 +16,9 @@ def schema_filename():
     '''
     schema_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(borgmatic.config.__file__), 'schema.yaml')
 
-    if os.path.exists(schema_path) and os.path.isfile(schema_path):
+    with open(schema_path):
         return schema_path
 
-    raise FileNotFoundError
-
 
 def format_json_error_path_element(path_element):
     '''
diff --git a/tests/unit/config/test_validate.py b/tests/unit/config/test_validate.py
index fdb13b68..701ba510 100644
--- a/tests/unit/config/test_validate.py
+++ b/tests/unit/config/test_validate.py
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+import os
+import sys
+from io import StringIO
+
 import pytest
 from flexmock import flexmock
 
@@ -5,7 +9,23 @@ from borgmatic.config import validate as module
 
 
 def test_schema_filename_finds_schema_path():
-    module.schema_filename().endswith('/borgmatic/config/schema.yaml')
+    schema_path = '/var/borgmatic/config/schema.yaml'
+
+    flexmock(os.path).should_receive('dirname').and_return("/var/borgmatic/config")
+    builtins = flexmock(sys.modules['builtins'])
+    builtins.should_receive('open').with_args(schema_path).and_return(StringIO())
+    assert module.schema_filename() == schema_path
+
+
+def test_schema_filename_raises_filenotfounderror():
+    schema_path = '/var/borgmatic/config/schema.yaml'
+
+    flexmock(os.path).should_receive('dirname').and_return("/var/borgmatic/config")
+    builtins = flexmock(sys.modules['builtins'])
+    builtins.should_receive('open').with_args(schema_path).and_raise(FileNotFoundError)
+
+    with pytest.raises(FileNotFoundError):
+        module.schema_filename()
 
 
 def test_format_json_error_path_element_formats_array_index():