diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/acegisecurity/providers/dao/salt/ReflectionSaltSourceTests.java b/core/src/test/java/org/acegisecurity/providers/dao/salt/ReflectionSaltSourceTests.java
index 744d4aa0c3..5db350b92a 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/acegisecurity/providers/dao/salt/ReflectionSaltSourceTests.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/acegisecurity/providers/dao/salt/ReflectionSaltSourceTests.java
@@ -83,9 +83,10 @@ public class ReflectionSaltSourceTests extends TestCase {
         assertEquals("getUsername", saltSource.getUserPropertyToUse());
     }
 
-    public void testNormalOperation() {
+    public void testNormalOperation() throws Exception {
         ReflectionSaltSource saltSource = new ReflectionSaltSource();
         saltSource.setUserPropertyToUse("getUsername");
+        saltSource.afterPropertiesSet();
 
         User user = new User("scott", "wombat", true,
                 new GrantedAuthority[] {new GrantedAuthorityImpl("HOLDER")});
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/acegisecurity/providers/dao/salt/SystemWideSaltSourceTests.java b/core/src/test/java/org/acegisecurity/providers/dao/salt/SystemWideSaltSourceTests.java
index 9840202055..f2d00ac872 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/acegisecurity/providers/dao/salt/SystemWideSaltSourceTests.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/acegisecurity/providers/dao/salt/SystemWideSaltSourceTests.java
@@ -62,9 +62,10 @@ public class SystemWideSaltSourceTests extends TestCase {
         assertEquals("helloWorld", saltSource.getSystemWideSalt());
     }
 
-    public void testNormalOperation() {
+    public void testNormalOperation() throws Exception {
         SystemWideSaltSource saltSource = new SystemWideSaltSource();
         saltSource.setSystemWideSalt("helloWorld");
+        saltSource.afterPropertiesSet();
         assertEquals("helloWorld", saltSource.getSalt(null));
     }
 }