diff --git a/acceptance/bundle/variables/file-defaults/output.txt b/acceptance/bundle/variables/file-defaults/output.txt
index 73830aae3..5b01a1b66 100644
--- a/acceptance/bundle/variables/file-defaults/output.txt
+++ b/acceptance/bundle/variables/file-defaults/output.txt
@@ -39,6 +39,37 @@
   }
 }
 
+=== file cannot be parsed
+>>> errcode $CLI bundle validate -o json --target invalid_json
+Error: failed to parse variables file $TMPDIR/.databricks/bundle/invalid_json/variable-overrides.json: error decoding JSON at :0:0: invalid character 'o' in literal false (expecting 'a')
+
+
+Exit code: 1
+{
+  "job_cluster_key": "${var.cluster_key}",
+  "new_cluster": {
+    "node_type_id": "${var.cluster.node_type_id}",
+    "num_workers": "${var.cluster_workers}"
+  }
+}
+
+=== file has wrong structure
+>>> errcode $CLI bundle validate -o json --target wrong_file_structure
+Error: failed to parse variables file $TMPDIR/.databricks/bundle/wrong_file_structure/variable-overrides.json: invalid format
+
+Variables file must be a JSON object with the following format:
+{"var1": "value1", "var2": "value2"}
+
+
+Exit code: 1
+{
+  "job_cluster_key": "${var.cluster_key}",
+  "new_cluster": {
+    "node_type_id": "${var.cluster.node_type_id}",
+    "num_workers": "${var.cluster_workers}"
+  }
+}
+
 === file has variable that is complex but default is string
 >>> errcode $CLI bundle validate -o json --target complex_to_string
 Error: variable cluster_key is not of type complex, but the value in the variable file is a complex type
diff --git a/acceptance/bundle/variables/file-defaults/script b/acceptance/bundle/variables/file-defaults/script
index c5b208755..8e6fd0d75 100644
--- a/acceptance/bundle/variables/file-defaults/script
+++ b/acceptance/bundle/variables/file-defaults/script
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ trace BUNDLE_VAR_cluster_key=mlops_stacks-cluster-overriden $CLI bundle validate
 title "variable has value in config file"
 trace $CLI bundle validate -o json --target with_value | jq $cluster_expr
 
-# title "file cannot be parsed"
-# trace errcode $CLI bundle validate -o json --target invalid_json | jq $cluster_expr
+title "file cannot be parsed"
+trace errcode $CLI bundle validate -o json --target invalid_json | jq $cluster_expr
 
-# title "file has wrong structure"
-# trace errcode $CLI bundle validate -o json --target wrong_file_structure | jq $cluster_expr
+title "file has wrong structure"
+trace errcode $CLI bundle validate -o json --target wrong_file_structure | jq $cluster_expr
 
 title "file has variable that is complex but default is string"
 trace errcode $CLI bundle validate -o json --target complex_to_string | jq $cluster_expr
diff --git a/acceptance/bundle/variables/file-defaults/test.toml b/acceptance/bundle/variables/file-defaults/test.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..08403b606
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acceptance/bundle/variables/file-defaults/test.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Fix for windows
+[[Repls]]
+Old = '\$TMPDIR\\.databricks\\bundle\\wrong_file_structure\\variable-overrides.json'
+New = '$$TMPDIR/.databricks/bundle/wrong_file_structure/variable-overrides.json'
+
+[[Repls]]
+Old = '\$TMPDIR\\.databricks\\bundle\\invalid_json\\variable-overrides.json'
+New = '$$TMPDIR/.databricks/bundle/invalid_json/variable-overrides.json'