diff --git a/spring-mvc-java/src/test/java/com/baeldung/web/controller/EmployeeTestWithoutMockMvc.java b/spring-mvc-java/src/test/java/com/baeldung/web/controller/EmployeeTestWithoutMockMvc.java
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+package com.baeldung.web.controller;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
+import org.springframework.test.context.web.WebAppConfiguration;
+
+import com.baeldung.model.Employee;
+import com.baeldung.spring.web.config.WebConfig;
+
+@RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
+@WebAppConfiguration
+@ContextConfiguration(classes = WebConfig.class)
+public class EmployeeTestWithoutMockMvc {
+
+    @Autowired
+    private EmployeeController employeeController;
+
+    @Before
+    public void setup() {
+        employeeController.initEmployees();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenInitEmployees_thenVerifyValuesInitiation() {
+
+        Employee employee1 = employeeController.employeeMap.get(1L);
+        Employee employee2 = employeeController.employeeMap.get(2L);
+        Employee employee3 = employeeController.employeeMap.get(3L);
+
+        Assert.assertTrue(employee1.getId() == 1L);
+        Assert.assertTrue(employee1.getName().equals("John"));
+        Assert.assertTrue(employee1.getContactNumber().equals("223334411"));
+        Assert.assertTrue(employee1.getWorkingArea().equals("rh"));
+
+        Assert.assertTrue(employee2.getId() == 2L);
+        Assert.assertTrue(employee2.getName().equals("Peter"));
+        Assert.assertTrue(employee2.getContactNumber().equals("22001543"));
+        Assert.assertTrue(employee2.getWorkingArea().equals("informatics"));
+
+        Assert.assertTrue(employee3.getId() == 3L);
+        Assert.assertTrue(employee3.getName().equals("Mike"));
+        Assert.assertTrue(employee3.getContactNumber().equals("223334411"));
+        Assert.assertTrue(employee3.getWorkingArea().equals("admin"));
+    }
+
+}