diff --git a/tests/ci/integration/run_python_integration.sh b/tests/ci/integration/run_python_integration.sh
index 09bc9832518..1a6ae0bf0b7 100755
--- a/tests/ci/integration/run_python_integration.sh
+++ b/tests/ci/integration/run_python_integration.sh
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ function python_patch() {
     local branch=${1}
     local src_dir="${PYTHON_SRC_FOLDER}/${branch}"
     local patch_dir="${PYTHON_PATCH_FOLDER}/${branch}"
+    if [[ ! $(find -L ${patch_dir} -type -f -name '*.patch') ]]; then
+        echo "No patch for ${branch}!"
+        exit 1
+    fi
     git clone https://github.com/python/cpython.git ${src_dir} \
         --depth 1 \
         --branch ${branch}