diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/RecursiveToStringStyleTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/RecursiveToStringStyleTest.java
index bbe7d2bc0..dbf36c1b0 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/RecursiveToStringStyleTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/RecursiveToStringStyleTest.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public class RecursiveToStringStyleTest {
     
     @Before
     public void setUp() throws Exception {
-        ToStringBuilder.setDefaultStyle(ToStringStyle.DEFAULT_STYLE);
+        ToStringBuilder.setDefaultStyle(new RecursiveToStringStyle());
     }
 
     @After
@@ -64,14 +64,17 @@ public class RecursiveToStringStyleTest {
     public void testObject() {
         final Integer i3 = Integer.valueOf(3);
         final Integer i4 = Integer.valueOf(4);
+        final ArrayList<Object> emptyList = new ArrayList<>();
+        
         assertEquals(baseStr + "[<null>]", new ToStringBuilder(base).append((Object) null).toString());
         assertEquals(baseStr + "[3]", new ToStringBuilder(base).append(i3).toString());
         assertEquals(baseStr + "[a=<null>]", new ToStringBuilder(base).append("a", (Object) null).toString());
         assertEquals(baseStr + "[a=3]", new ToStringBuilder(base).append("a", i3).toString());
         assertEquals(baseStr + "[a=3,b=4]", new ToStringBuilder(base).append("a", i3).append("b", i4).toString());
         assertEquals(baseStr + "[a=<Integer>]", new ToStringBuilder(base).append("a", i3, false).toString());
-        assertEquals(baseStr + "[a=<size=0>]", new ToStringBuilder(base).append("a", new ArrayList<>(), false).toString());
-        assertEquals(baseStr + "[a=[]]", new ToStringBuilder(base).append("a", new ArrayList<>(), true).toString());
+        assertEquals(baseStr + "[a=<size=0>]", new ToStringBuilder(base).append("a", emptyList, false).toString());      
+        assertEquals(baseStr + "[a=java.util.ArrayList@" + Integer.toHexString(System.identityHashCode(emptyList)) + "{}]",
+                new ToStringBuilder(base).append("a", emptyList, true).toString());
         assertEquals(baseStr + "[a=<size=0>]", new ToStringBuilder(base).append("a", new HashMap<>(), false).toString());
         assertEquals(baseStr + "[a={}]", new ToStringBuilder(base).append("a", new HashMap<>(), true).toString());
         assertEquals(baseStr + "[a=<size=0>]", new ToStringBuilder(base).append("a", (Object) new String[0], false).toString());