diff --git a/cji_smoke_test.sh b/cji_smoke_test.sh
index 49d83a07..d0c5dabb 100644
--- a/cji_smoke_test.sh
+++ b/cji_smoke_test.sh
@@ -181,5 +181,33 @@ if [ "$MINIO_SUCCESS" = false ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
+echo "checking if files exist"
+
+JUNIT_SEQUENTIAL_OUTPUTS=(
+    "iqe-${CJI_NAME}-sequential.log"
+    "junit-${CJI_NAME}-sequential.xml"
+)
+
+for file in "${JUNIT_SEQUENTIAL_OUTPUTS[@]}"; do
+  if [ ! -e "$ARTIFACTS_DIR/$file" ]; then
+    echo "The file $file does not exist. CJI Test(s) may have failed."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+done
+
+if [ "$IQE_PARALLEL_ENABLED" = "true" ]; then
+    JUNIT_PARALLEL_OUTPUTS=(
+        "iqe-${CJI_NAME}-parallel.log"
+        "junit-${CJI_NAME}-parallel.xml"
+    )
+
+    for file in "${JUNIT_SEQUENTIAL_OUTPUTS[@]}"; do
+    if [ ! -e "$ARTIFACTS_DIR/$file" ]; then
+        echo "The file $file does not exist. CJI Test(s) may have failed."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    done
+fi
+
 echo "copied artifacts from iqe pod: "
 ls -l $ARTIFACTS_DIR