diff --git a/plugins/testng/src/com/theoryinpractice/testng/util/TestNGUtil.java b/plugins/testng/src/com/theoryinpractice/testng/util/TestNGUtil.java
index 9b3d84080df8..2ed37f25b220 100644
--- a/plugins/testng/src/com/theoryinpractice/testng/util/TestNGUtil.java
+++ b/plugins/testng/src/com/theoryinpractice/testng/util/TestNGUtil.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public class TestNGUtil {
   private static boolean hasDocTagsSupport() {
     String testngJarPath = PathUtil.getJarPathForClass(Test.class);
     String version = JarUtil.getJarAttribute(new File(testngJarPath), Attributes.Name.IMPLEMENTATION_VERSION);
-    return version == null || StringUtil.compareVersionNumbers(version, "5.12") <= 0;
+    return version != null && StringUtil.compareVersionNumbers(version, "5.12") <= 0;
   }
 
   public static final String TEST_ANNOTATION_FQN = Test.class.getName();