diff --git a/powertools-logging/powertools-logging-log4j/src/test/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/layout/template/json/resolver/PowerToolsResolverFactoryTest.java b/powertools-logging/powertools-logging-log4j/src/test/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/layout/template/json/resolver/PowerToolsResolverFactoryTest.java
index b279d7d93..7eeffc78f 100644
--- a/powertools-logging/powertools-logging-log4j/src/test/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/layout/template/json/resolver/PowerToolsResolverFactoryTest.java
+++ b/powertools-logging/powertools-logging-log4j/src/test/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/layout/template/json/resolver/PowerToolsResolverFactoryTest.java
@@ -58,8 +58,12 @@ void setUp() throws IllegalAccessException, IOException {
 
     @AfterEach
     void cleanUp() throws IOException {
-        FileChannel.open(Paths.get("target/logfile.json"), StandardOpenOption.WRITE).truncate(0).close();
-        FileChannel.open(Paths.get("target/ecslogfile.json"), StandardOpenOption.WRITE).truncate(0).close();
+        try {
+            FileChannel.open(Paths.get("target/logfile.json"), StandardOpenOption.WRITE).truncate(0).close();
+            FileChannel.open(Paths.get("target/ecslogfile.json"), StandardOpenOption.WRITE).truncate(0).close();
+        } catch (NoSuchFileException e) {
+            // file may not exist on the first launch
+        }
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/powertools-logging/powertools-logging-log4j/src/test/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/layout/template/json/resolver/PowertoolsResolverArgumentsTest.java b/powertools-logging/powertools-logging-log4j/src/test/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/layout/template/json/resolver/PowertoolsResolverArgumentsTest.java
index 5432e45ae..546d54579 100644
--- a/powertools-logging/powertools-logging-log4j/src/test/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/layout/template/json/resolver/PowertoolsResolverArgumentsTest.java
+++ b/powertools-logging/powertools-logging-log4j/src/test/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/layout/template/json/resolver/PowertoolsResolverArgumentsTest.java
@@ -59,9 +59,13 @@ void setUp() throws IOException {
 
     @AfterEach
     void cleanUp() throws IOException {
-        // Make sure file is cleaned up before running full stack logging regression
-        FileChannel.open(Paths.get("target/logfile.json"), StandardOpenOption.WRITE).truncate(0).close();
-        FileChannel.open(Paths.get("target/ecslogfile.json"), StandardOpenOption.WRITE).truncate(0).close();
+        try {
+            // Make sure file is cleaned up before running full stack logging regression
+            FileChannel.open(Paths.get("target/logfile.json"), StandardOpenOption.WRITE).truncate(0).close();
+            FileChannel.open(Paths.get("target/ecslogfile.json"), StandardOpenOption.WRITE).truncate(0).close();
+        } catch (NoSuchFileException e) {
+            // may not be there in the first run
+        }
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/powertools-logging/powertools-logging-log4j/src/test/java/software/amazon/lambda/powertools/logging/log4j/BufferingAppenderTest.java b/powertools-logging/powertools-logging-log4j/src/test/java/software/amazon/lambda/powertools/logging/log4j/BufferingAppenderTest.java
index 434d3983b..a0fac8d7a 100644
--- a/powertools-logging/powertools-logging-log4j/src/test/java/software/amazon/lambda/powertools/logging/log4j/BufferingAppenderTest.java
+++ b/powertools-logging/powertools-logging-log4j/src/test/java/software/amazon/lambda/powertools/logging/log4j/BufferingAppenderTest.java
@@ -36,7 +36,11 @@ void setUp() throws IOException {
 
     @AfterEach
     void cleanUp() throws IOException {
-        FileChannel.open(Paths.get("target/logfile.json"), StandardOpenOption.WRITE).truncate(0).close();
+        try {
+            FileChannel.open(Paths.get("target/logfile.json"), StandardOpenOption.WRITE).truncate(0).close();
+        } catch (NoSuchFileException e) {
+            // may not be there in the first run
+        }
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/powertools-logging/powertools-logging-logback/src/test/java/software/amazon/lambda/powertools/logging/internal/LambdaEcsEncoderTest.java b/powertools-logging/powertools-logging-logback/src/test/java/software/amazon/lambda/powertools/logging/internal/LambdaEcsEncoderTest.java
index db3248b56..898abec2e 100644
--- a/powertools-logging/powertools-logging-logback/src/test/java/software/amazon/lambda/powertools/logging/internal/LambdaEcsEncoderTest.java
+++ b/powertools-logging/powertools-logging-logback/src/test/java/software/amazon/lambda/powertools/logging/internal/LambdaEcsEncoderTest.java
@@ -63,7 +63,11 @@ void setUp() throws IllegalAccessException, IOException {
 
     @AfterEach
     void cleanUp() throws IOException {
-        FileChannel.open(Paths.get("target/ecslogfile.json"), StandardOpenOption.WRITE).truncate(0).close();
+        try {
+            FileChannel.open(Paths.get("target/ecslogfile.json"), StandardOpenOption.WRITE).truncate(0).close();
+        } catch (NoSuchFileException e) {
+            // file may not exist on the first launch
+        }
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/powertools-logging/powertools-logging-logback/src/test/java/software/amazon/lambda/powertools/logging/internal/LambdaJsonEncoderTest.java b/powertools-logging/powertools-logging-logback/src/test/java/software/amazon/lambda/powertools/logging/internal/LambdaJsonEncoderTest.java
index 9ea275627..326fa4b19 100644
--- a/powertools-logging/powertools-logging-logback/src/test/java/software/amazon/lambda/powertools/logging/internal/LambdaJsonEncoderTest.java
+++ b/powertools-logging/powertools-logging-logback/src/test/java/software/amazon/lambda/powertools/logging/internal/LambdaJsonEncoderTest.java
@@ -85,7 +85,11 @@ void setUp() throws IllegalAccessException, IOException {
 
     @AfterEach
     void cleanUp() throws IOException {
-        FileChannel.open(Paths.get("target/logfile.json"), StandardOpenOption.WRITE).truncate(0).close();
+        try {
+            FileChannel.open(Paths.get("target/logfile.json"), StandardOpenOption.WRITE).truncate(0).close();
+        } catch (NoSuchFileException e) {
+            // file may not exist on the first launch
+        }
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/powertools-logging/src/test/java/software/amazon/lambda/powertools/logging/internal/KeyBufferTest.java b/powertools-logging/src/test/java/software/amazon/lambda/powertools/logging/internal/KeyBufferTest.java
index 15a54fa5c..fac85e230 100644
--- a/powertools-logging/src/test/java/software/amazon/lambda/powertools/logging/internal/KeyBufferTest.java
+++ b/powertools-logging/src/test/java/software/amazon/lambda/powertools/logging/internal/KeyBufferTest.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.PrintStream;
 import java.nio.channels.FileChannel;
+import java.nio.file.NoSuchFileException;
 import java.nio.file.Paths;
 import java.nio.file.StandardOpenOption;
 import java.util.Deque;
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ void setUp() throws IOException {
         // Clean up log file before each test
         try {
             FileChannel.open(Paths.get("target/logfile.json"), StandardOpenOption.WRITE).truncate(0).close();
-        } catch (IOException e) {
+        } catch (NoSuchFileException e) {
             // may not be there in the first run
         }
     }
@@ -52,7 +53,11 @@ void setUp() throws IOException {
     @AfterEach
     void cleanUp() throws IOException {
         // Make sure file is cleaned up after each test
-        FileChannel.open(Paths.get("target/logfile.json"), StandardOpenOption.WRITE).truncate(0).close();
+        try {
+            FileChannel.open(Paths.get("target/logfile.json"), StandardOpenOption.WRITE).truncate(0).close();
+        } catch (NoSuchFileException e) {
+            // may not be there in the first run
+        }
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/powertools-logging/src/test/java/software/amazon/lambda/powertools/logging/internal/LambdaLoggingAspectTest.java b/powertools-logging/src/test/java/software/amazon/lambda/powertools/logging/internal/LambdaLoggingAspectTest.java
index c9baab1d8..f77997a77 100644
--- a/powertools-logging/src/test/java/software/amazon/lambda/powertools/logging/internal/LambdaLoggingAspectTest.java
+++ b/powertools-logging/src/test/java/software/amazon/lambda/powertools/logging/internal/LambdaLoggingAspectTest.java
@@ -126,7 +126,11 @@ void setUp() throws IllegalAccessException, NoSuchMethodException, InvocationTar
     @AfterEach
     void cleanUp() throws IOException {
         // Make sure file is cleaned up before running full stack logging regression
-        FileChannel.open(Paths.get("target/logfile.json"), StandardOpenOption.WRITE).truncate(0).close();
+        try {
+            FileChannel.open(Paths.get("target/logfile.json"), StandardOpenOption.WRITE).truncate(0).close();
+        } catch (NoSuchFileException e) {
+            // may not be there in the first run
+        }
     }
 
     @Test