diff --git a/omod-1.10/src/test/java/org/openmrs/module/webservices/rest/web/v1_0/controller/openmrs1_10/OrderController1_10Test.java b/omod-1.10/src/test/java/org/openmrs/module/webservices/rest/web/v1_0/controller/openmrs1_10/OrderController1_10Test.java
index c7a90f70e..547a832b5 100644
--- a/omod-1.10/src/test/java/org/openmrs/module/webservices/rest/web/v1_0/controller/openmrs1_10/OrderController1_10Test.java
+++ b/omod-1.10/src/test/java/org/openmrs/module/webservices/rest/web/v1_0/controller/openmrs1_10/OrderController1_10Test.java
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ public void invalidCareCenterShouldThrowException() throws Exception {
 	}
 
 	@Test(expected = InvalidSearchException.class)
-	public void doSearch_shouldThrowExceptionIfNoPatientUuidIsSpecified() throws Exception {
+	public void doSearch_shouldReturnExceptionNotNullSetIfNoPatientUuidIsSpecified() throws Exception {
 		MockHttpServletRequest req = newGetRequest(getURI(),
 				new Parameter("status", "active")
 		);
@@ -607,12 +607,10 @@ public void shouldGetOrdersByPatientUuid() throws Exception {
 		// get all drug orders
 		List<Order> activeDrugOrders = orderService.getActiveOrders(patient, orderService.getOrderTypeByName("Drug order"),
 				null, null);
-		int activeDrugOrderCount = activeDrugOrders.size();
 
 		// get all test orders
 		List<Order> activeTestOrders = orderService.getActiveOrders(patient, orderService.getOrderTypeByName("Test order"),
 				null, null);
-		int activeTestOrderCount = activeTestOrders.size();
 
 		// order service should return all active orders with patientUuid specified
 		MockHttpServletRequest req = newGetRequest(getURI(),
@@ -621,7 +619,7 @@ public void shouldGetOrdersByPatientUuid() throws Exception {
 		);
 		SimpleObject orders = deserialize(handle(req));
 		ArrayList<Object> resp = (ArrayList<Object>) PropertyUtils.getProperty(orders, "results");
-		assertEquals(activeTestOrderCount + activeDrugOrderCount, resp.size());
+		assertEquals(activeTestOrders.size() + activeDrugOrders.size(), resp.size());
 
 	}
 }