diff --git a/smp-webapp/src/test/java/eu/europa/ec/edelivery/smp/test/PropertiesTestConfig.java b/smp-webapp/src/test/java/eu/europa/ec/edelivery/smp/test/PropertiesTestConfig.java
index b649d1c9f9a6d5abb85f4308fc859b11be734d03..c275ad9c901baae903cc6190aa98b6fd144acc38 100644
--- a/smp-webapp/src/test/java/eu/europa/ec/edelivery/smp/test/PropertiesTestConfig.java
+++ b/smp-webapp/src/test/java/eu/europa/ec/edelivery/smp/test/PropertiesTestConfig.java
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ public class PropertiesTestConfig {
         // create test password..
         localProps.setProperty(KEYSTORE_PASSWORD.getProperty(), "{DEC}{test123}");
         localProps.setProperty(TRUSTSTORE_PASSWORD.getProperty(), "{DEC}{test123}");
+        localProps.setProperty(PARTC_SCH_MANDATORY.getProperty(),"false");
 
         propertiesConfig.setProperties(localProps);
         propertiesConfig.setLocalOverride(true);
diff --git a/smp-webapp/src/test/java/eu/europa/ec/edelivery/smp/ui/external/ServiceMetadataResourceIntegrationTest.java b/smp-webapp/src/test/java/eu/europa/ec/edelivery/smp/ui/external/ServiceMetadataResourceIntegrationTest.java
index 38c5767eac0794bba207e8d825c7cfddf2344b9f..df02d27e6678c2f50f76eea09c3088182ffc74a1 100644
--- a/smp-webapp/src/test/java/eu/europa/ec/edelivery/smp/ui/external/ServiceMetadataResourceIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/smp-webapp/src/test/java/eu/europa/ec/edelivery/smp/ui/external/ServiceMetadataResourceIntegrationTest.java
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ public class ServiceMetadataResourceIntegrationTest {
         smv.setParticipantScheme("partSch");
         smv.setXmlContent("Invalid content");
 
-        MockHttpSession session = loginWithServiceGroupUser2(mvc);
+        MockHttpSession session = loginWithServiceGroupUser(mvc);
 
         MvcResult result = mvc.perform(post(CONTEXT_PATH_PUBLIC_SERVICE_METADATA + "/validate")
                 .session(session)