diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/file/FlatFileItemReaderTests.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/file/FlatFileItemReaderTests.java
index 9943773ce..55ce5b541 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/file/FlatFileItemReaderTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/file/FlatFileItemReaderTests.java
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public class FlatFileItemReaderTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void testNonExistantResource() throws Exception {
+	public void testNonExistentResource() throws Exception {
 
 		Resource resource = new NonExistentResource();
 
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ public class FlatFileItemReaderTests {
 		// null
 		reader.afterPropertiesSet();
 
+		reader.setStrict(false);
 		reader.open(executionContext);
 		assertNull(reader.read());
 		reader.close();
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/xml/StaxEventItemReaderTests.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/xml/StaxEventItemReaderTests.java
index 2dfdd99d1..269521b95 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/xml/StaxEventItemReaderTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/xml/StaxEventItemReaderTests.java
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ public class StaxEventItemReaderTests {
 		source.setResource(new NonExistentResource());
 		source.afterPropertiesSet();
 
+		source.setStrict(false);
 		source.open(executionContext);
 		assertNull(source.read());