diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
index 4b0a7a706..3a9cad6dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 name: Java Gradle Build and Test
 
+permissions:
+  checks: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
 on:
   push:
     branches:
@@ -16,7 +20,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set up JDK 8
         uses: actions/setup-java@v3
@@ -24,7 +29,15 @@ jobs:
           java-version: '8'
           distribution: 'corretto'
 
-      - name: Build with Gradle
-        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@749f47bda3e44aa060e82d7b3ef7e40d953bd629
+      - name: Build and Test with Gradle
+        run: ./gradlew build
+
+      - name: Publish Test Results
+        uses: EnricoMi/publish-unit-test-result-action@v2
+        if: always()
         with:
-          arguments: build
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+          check_name: "Unit Test Results :rocket:"
+          comment_title: "Unit Test Results :rocket:"
+          files: |
+            sdk-java/build/test-results/**/*.xml
+
diff --git a/sdk-java/src/main/java/ly/count/sdk/java/internal/SDKStorage.java b/sdk-java/src/main/java/ly/count/sdk/java/internal/SDKStorage.java
index c4905acbb..fb4724f56 100644
--- a/sdk-java/src/main/java/ly/count/sdk/java/internal/SDKStorage.java
+++ b/sdk-java/src/main/java/ly/count/sdk/java/internal/SDKStorage.java
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ protected String readEventQueue() {
         String eventQueue = "";
 
         try {
-            eventQueue = Utils.readFileContent(file);
+            eventQueue = Utils.readFileContent(file, L);
         } catch (IOException e) {
             // Handle the error if reading fails
             L.e("[SDKStorage] Failed to read EQ from json file: " + e);
diff --git a/sdk-java/src/main/java/ly/count/sdk/java/internal/Storage.java b/sdk-java/src/main/java/ly/count/sdk/java/internal/Storage.java
index 4bbc0a20d..8d565317f 100644
--- a/sdk-java/src/main/java/ly/count/sdk/java/internal/Storage.java
+++ b/sdk-java/src/main/java/ly/count/sdk/java/internal/Storage.java
@@ -364,6 +364,8 @@ public Boolean call() throws Exception {
     }
 
     public static void stop() {
-        tasks.shutdown();
+        if (tasks != null) {
+            tasks.shutdown();
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/sdk-java/src/main/java/ly/count/sdk/java/internal/Utils.java b/sdk-java/src/main/java/ly/count/sdk/java/internal/Utils.java
index 0a9ebfcdd..cfcc092b2 100644
--- a/sdk-java/src/main/java/ly/count/sdk/java/internal/Utils.java
+++ b/sdk-java/src/main/java/ly/count/sdk/java/internal/Utils.java
@@ -304,13 +304,20 @@ public static boolean isValidDataType(Object value) {
      * If file doesn't exist, return empty string
      *
      * @param file to read
+     * @param logger to log errors
      * @return file contents or empty string
      * @throws IOException if file exists but couldn't be read
      */
-    public static String readFileContent(File file) throws IOException {
+    public static String readFileContent(File file, Log logger) throws IOException {
         StringBuilder fileContent = new StringBuilder();
 
         if (!file.exists()) {
+            logger.v("[Utils] readFileContent : File doesn't exist: " + file.getAbsolutePath() + ". returning empty string");
+            return fileContent.toString();
+        }
+
+        if (!file.canRead()) {
+            logger.v("[Utils] readFileContent : File exists but can't be read: " + file.getAbsolutePath() + ". returning empty string");
             return fileContent.toString();
         }
 
diff --git a/sdk-java/src/test/java/ly/count/sdk/java/internal/TestUtils.java b/sdk-java/src/test/java/ly/count/sdk/java/internal/TestUtils.java
index 22dab3932..684cd309f 100644
--- a/sdk-java/src/test/java/ly/count/sdk/java/internal/TestUtils.java
+++ b/sdk-java/src/test/java/ly/count/sdk/java/internal/TestUtils.java
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
 public class TestUtils {
 
+    private static String DELIMETER = ":::";
+
     private TestUtils() {
     }
 
@@ -73,7 +75,7 @@ protected static List<EventImpl> getCurrentEventQueue(File targetFolder, Log log
         File file = new File(targetFolder, FILE_NAME_PREFIX + FILE_NAME_SEPARATOR + EVENT_QUEUE_FILE_NAME);
         String fileContent = "";
         try {
-            fileContent = Utils.readFileContent(file);
+            fileContent = Utils.readFileContent(file, logger);
         } catch (IOException e) {
             //do nothing
         }
@@ -148,4 +150,4 @@ private static Map<String, String> parseRequestParams(File file) throws IOExcept
             return paramMap;
         }
     }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/sdk-java/src/test/java/ly/count/sdk/java/internal/UtilsTests.java b/sdk-java/src/test/java/ly/count/sdk/java/internal/UtilsTests.java
index 5a293fd7b..717bf2e31 100644
--- a/sdk-java/src/test/java/ly/count/sdk/java/internal/UtilsTests.java
+++ b/sdk-java/src/test/java/ly/count/sdk/java/internal/UtilsTests.java
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ public void readFileContent() throws IOException {
         writer.write(fileContent);
         writer.close();
 
-        String result = Utils.readFileContent(file);
+        String result = Utils.readFileContent(file, logger);
         //delete file
         file.delete();
         Assert.assertEquals(fileContent, result);
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ public void readFileContent_fileNotExist() throws IOException {
 
         File file = new File(fileName);
 
-        String result = Utils.readFileContent(file);
+        String result = Utils.readFileContent(file, logger);
 
         Assert.assertNotEquals(fileContent, result);
         Assert.assertEquals("", result);
@@ -280,9 +280,9 @@ public void readFileContent_fileNotExist() throws IOException {
 
     /**
      * If the file is not readable for some reason,
-     * the method should throw exception.
+     * the method should return empty string.
      */
-    @Test(expected = IOException.class)
+    @Test
     public void readFileContent_fileNotReadable() throws IOException {
         try {
             String fileContent = "testContent";
@@ -294,7 +294,8 @@ public void readFileContent_fileNotReadable() throws IOException {
             writer.close();
             file.setReadable(false);
 
-            Utils.readFileContent(file);
+            String content = Utils.readFileContent(file, logger);
+            Assert.assertEquals("", content);
         } finally {
             File file = new File(TEST_FILE_NAME);
             if (file.exists()) {