diff --git a/cmd/notation/blob/cmd.go b/cmd/notation/blob/cmd.go
index 2883acabf..9c9a55140 100644
--- a/cmd/notation/blob/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/notation/blob/cmd.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
+// Package blob provides the implementation of the `notation blob` command
 package blob
 
 import "github.com/spf13/cobra"
diff --git a/test/e2e/suite/command/blob/sign.go b/test/e2e/suite/command/blob/sign.go
index 867219b58..ef0ea76cf 100644
--- a/test/e2e/suite/command/blob/sign.go
+++ b/test/e2e/suite/command/blob/sign.go
@@ -128,12 +128,20 @@ var _ = Describe("notation blob sign", func() {
 
 	It("with no permission to read the blob file", func() {
 		HostWithBlob(BaseOptions(), func(notation *utils.ExecOpts, blobPath string, vhost *utils.VirtualHost) {
-			if err := os.Chmod(blobPath, 0000); err != nil {
+			blobDir := filepath.Dir(blobPath)
+			noPermissionBlobPath := filepath.Join(blobDir, "noPermissionBlob")
+			newBlobFile, err := os.Create(noPermissionBlobPath)
+			if err != nil {
+				Fail(err.Error())
+			}
+			defer newBlobFile.Close()
+
+			if err := os.Chmod(noPermissionBlobPath, 0000); err != nil {
 				Fail(err.Error())
 			}
-			defer os.Chmod(blobPath, 0700)
+			defer os.Chmod(noPermissionBlobPath, 0700)
 
-			notation.ExpectFailure().Exec("blob", "sign", blobPath).
+			notation.ExpectFailure().Exec("blob", "sign", noPermissionBlobPath).
 				MatchErrKeyWords("permission denied")
 		})
 	})