diff --git a/azkaban-common/src/test/java/azkaban/project/validator/XmlValidatorManagerTest.java b/azkaban-common/src/test/java/azkaban/project/validator/XmlValidatorManagerTest.java
index 1e97efa..217e9a6 100644
--- a/azkaban-common/src/test/java/azkaban/project/validator/XmlValidatorManagerTest.java
+++ b/azkaban-common/src/test/java/azkaban/project/validator/XmlValidatorManagerTest.java
@@ -15,13 +15,17 @@ public class XmlValidatorManagerTest {
/**
* Test that if the validator directory does not exist, XmlValidatorManager
- * should throw an exception.
+ * should still load the default validator.
*/
- @Test(expected=ValidatorManagerException.class)
+ @Test
public void testNoValidatorsDir() {
Props props = new Props(baseProps);
- new XmlValidatorManager(props);
+ XmlValidatorManager manager = new XmlValidatorManager(props);
+ assertEquals("XmlValidatorManager should contain only the default validator when no xml configuration "
+ + "file is present.", manager.getValidatorsInfo().size(), 1);
+ assertEquals("XmlValidatorManager should contain only the default validator when no xml configuration "
+ + "file is present.", manager.getValidatorsInfo().get(0), XmlValidatorManager.DEFAULT_VALIDATOR_KEY);
}
/**
