diff --git a/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/XSSFDataValidation.java b/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/XSSFDataValidation.java
index 15d88f3648..8f7ce44c3e 100644
--- a/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/XSSFDataValidation.java
+++ b/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/XSSFDataValidation.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import org.apache.commons.collections4.MapUtils;
 import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.DataValidation;
 import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.DataValidationConstraint;
 import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.DataValidationConstraint.ValidationType;
@@ -41,16 +42,19 @@ public class XSSFDataValidation implements DataValidation {
 	private XSSFDataValidationConstraint validationConstraint;
 	private CellRangeAddressList regions;
 
-    static Map<Integer,STDataValidationOperator.Enum> operatorTypeMappings = new HashMap<>();
-	static Map<STDataValidationOperator.Enum,Integer> operatorTypeReverseMappings = new HashMap<>();
-	static Map<Integer,STDataValidationType.Enum> validationTypeMappings = new HashMap<>();
-	static Map<STDataValidationType.Enum,Integer> validationTypeReverseMappings = new HashMap<>();
-	static Map<Integer,STDataValidationErrorStyle.Enum> errorStyleMappings = new HashMap<>();
+    static Map<Integer, STDataValidationOperator.Enum> operatorTypeMappings = new HashMap<>();
+	static Map<STDataValidationOperator.Enum, Integer> operatorTypeReverseMappings = new HashMap<>();
+	static Map<Integer, STDataValidationType.Enum> validationTypeMappings = new HashMap<>();
+	static Map<STDataValidationType.Enum, Integer> validationTypeReverseMappings = new HashMap<>();
+	static Map<Integer, STDataValidationErrorStyle.Enum> errorStyleMappings = new HashMap<>();
+	static Map<STDataValidationErrorStyle.Enum, Integer> reverseErrorStyleMappings;
 
     static {
 		errorStyleMappings.put(DataValidation.ErrorStyle.INFO, STDataValidationErrorStyle.INFORMATION);
 		errorStyleMappings.put(DataValidation.ErrorStyle.STOP, STDataValidationErrorStyle.STOP);
 		errorStyleMappings.put(DataValidation.ErrorStyle.WARNING, STDataValidationErrorStyle.WARNING);
+		
+		reverseErrorStyleMappings = MapUtils.invertMap(errorStyleMappings);
 
 		operatorTypeMappings.put(DataValidationConstraint.OperatorType.BETWEEN,STDataValidationOperator.BETWEEN);
 		operatorTypeMappings.put(DataValidationConstraint.OperatorType.NOT_BETWEEN,STDataValidationOperator.NOT_BETWEEN);
@@ -182,7 +186,7 @@ public class XSSFDataValidation implements DataValidation {
 	 * @see org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.DataValidation#getErrorStyle()
 	 */
 	public int getErrorStyle() {
-		return ctDdataValidation.getErrorStyle().intValue();
+		return reverseErrorStyleMappings.get(ctDdataValidation.getErrorStyle());
 	}
 
 	/* (non-Javadoc)
diff --git a/src/ooxml/testcases/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/TestXSSFDataValidation.java b/src/ooxml/testcases/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/TestXSSFDataValidation.java
index 56339c1e32..28b2611ac5 100644
--- a/src/ooxml/testcases/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/TestXSSFDataValidation.java
+++ b/src/ooxml/testcases/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/TestXSSFDataValidation.java
@@ -258,8 +258,7 @@ public class TestXSSFDataValidation extends BaseTestDataValidation {
 
 	@Test
     public void test53965() throws Exception {
-        XSSFWorkbook wb = new XSSFWorkbook();
-        try {
+        try (XSSFWorkbook wb = new XSSFWorkbook()) {
             XSSFSheet sheet = wb.createSheet();
             List<XSSFDataValidation> lst = sheet.getDataValidations();    //<-- works
             assertEquals(0, lst.size());
@@ -276,15 +275,51 @@ public class TestXSSFDataValidation extends BaseTestDataValidation {
             // this line caused XmlValueOutOfRangeException , see Bugzilla 3965
             lst = sheet.getDataValidations();
             assertEquals(1, lst.size());
-        } finally {
-            wb.close();
+        }
+    }
+	
+	@Test
+    public void testDefaultErrorStyle() throws IOException {
+        try (XSSFWorkbook wb = new XSSFWorkbook()) {
+            XSSFSheet sheet = wb.createSheet();
+    
+            final XSSFDataValidation validation = createValidation(sheet);
+            sheet.addValidationData(validation);
+    
+            final List<XSSFDataValidation> dataValidations = sheet.getDataValidations();
+            assertEquals(DataValidation.ErrorStyle.STOP, dataValidations.get(0).getErrorStyle());
+        }
+    }
+	
+	@Test
+    public void testSetErrorStyles() throws IOException {
+        try (XSSFWorkbook wb = new XSSFWorkbook()) {
+            XSSFSheet sheet = wb.createSheet();
+    
+            XSSFDataValidation validation = createValidation(sheet);
+            sheet.addValidationData(validation);
+            
+            // extract generated validation from sheet
+            List<XSSFDataValidation> dataValidations = sheet.getDataValidations();
+            validation = dataValidations.get(0);
+            
+            // test INFO
+            validation.setErrorStyle(DataValidation.ErrorStyle.INFO);
+            assertEquals(DataValidation.ErrorStyle.INFO, dataValidations.get(0).getErrorStyle());
+            
+            // test WARNING
+            validation.setErrorStyle(DataValidation.ErrorStyle.WARNING);
+            assertEquals(DataValidation.ErrorStyle.WARNING, dataValidations.get(0).getErrorStyle());
+            
+            // test STOP
+            validation.setErrorStyle(DataValidation.ErrorStyle.STOP);
+            assertEquals(DataValidation.ErrorStyle.STOP, dataValidations.get(0).getErrorStyle());
         }
     }
 
 	@Test
     public void testDefaultAllowBlank() throws IOException {
-        XSSFWorkbook wb = new XSSFWorkbook();
-        try {
+        try (XSSFWorkbook wb = new XSSFWorkbook()) {
             XSSFSheet sheet = wb.createSheet();
     
             final XSSFDataValidation validation = createValidation(sheet);
@@ -292,15 +327,12 @@ public class TestXSSFDataValidation extends BaseTestDataValidation {
     
             final List<XSSFDataValidation> dataValidations = sheet.getDataValidations();
             assertEquals(true, dataValidations.get(0).getCtDdataValidation().getAllowBlank());
-        } finally {
-            wb.close();
         }
     }
 
 	@Test
     public void testSetAllowBlankToFalse() throws IOException {
-        XSSFWorkbook wb = new XSSFWorkbook();
-        try {
+        try (XSSFWorkbook wb = new XSSFWorkbook()) {
             XSSFSheet sheet = wb.createSheet();
     
             final XSSFDataValidation validation = createValidation(sheet);
@@ -310,15 +342,12 @@ public class TestXSSFDataValidation extends BaseTestDataValidation {
     
             final List<XSSFDataValidation> dataValidations = sheet.getDataValidations();
             assertEquals(false, dataValidations.get(0).getCtDdataValidation().getAllowBlank());
-        } finally {
-            wb.close();
         }
     }
 
 	@Test
     public void testSetAllowBlankToTrue() throws IOException {
-        XSSFWorkbook wb = new XSSFWorkbook();
-        try {
+        try (XSSFWorkbook wb = new XSSFWorkbook()) {
             XSSFSheet sheet = wb.createSheet();
     
             final XSSFDataValidation validation = createValidation(sheet);
@@ -328,8 +357,6 @@ public class TestXSSFDataValidation extends BaseTestDataValidation {
     
             final List<XSSFDataValidation> dataValidations = sheet.getDataValidations();
             assertEquals(true, dataValidations.get(0).getCtDdataValidation().getAllowBlank());
-        } finally {
-            wb.close();
         }
     }
 
@@ -345,11 +372,12 @@ public class TestXSSFDataValidation extends BaseTestDataValidation {
     }
     
     @Test
-    public void testTableBasedValidationList() {
-        XSSFWorkbook wb = XSSFTestDataSamples.openSampleWorkbook("dataValidationTableRange.xlsx");
-        XSSFFormulaEvaluator fEval = wb.getCreationHelper().createFormulaEvaluator();
-        DataValidationEvaluator dve = new DataValidationEvaluator(wb, fEval);
-        List<ValueEval> values = dve.getValidationValuesForCell(new CellReference("County Ranking", 8, 6, false, false));
-        assertEquals("wrong # of valid values", 32, values.size());
+    public void testTableBasedValidationList() throws IOException {
+        try (XSSFWorkbook wb = XSSFTestDataSamples.openSampleWorkbook("dataValidationTableRange.xlsx")) {
+            XSSFFormulaEvaluator fEval = wb.getCreationHelper().createFormulaEvaluator();
+            DataValidationEvaluator dve = new DataValidationEvaluator(wb, fEval);
+            List<ValueEval> values = dve.getValidationValuesForCell(new CellReference("County Ranking", 8, 6, false, false));
+            assertEquals("wrong # of valid values", 32, values.size());
+        }
     }
 }