diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/AbstractJsrTestCase.java b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/AbstractJsrTestCase.java
index 8220363c0..50c8d5b47 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/AbstractJsrTestCase.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/AbstractJsrTestCase.java
@@ -15,22 +15,23 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.batch.core.jsr;
 
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.Properties;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
+
 import javax.batch.operations.JobOperator;
 import javax.batch.runtime.BatchRuntime;
 import javax.batch.runtime.BatchStatus;
 import javax.batch.runtime.JobExecution;
 import javax.batch.runtime.Metric;
 import javax.batch.runtime.StepExecution;
-import java.util.Date;
-import java.util.Properties;
-import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
 
 /**
  * @author mminella
  */
 public abstract class AbstractJsrTestCase {
 
-	private static JobOperator operator;
+	protected static JobOperator operator;
 
 	static {
 		operator = BatchRuntime.getJobOperator();
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractJsrTestCase {
 	 * @throws java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException if the timeout occurs
 	 */
 	public static JobExecution runJob(String jobName, Properties properties, long timeout) throws TimeoutException {
+		System.out.println("Operator = " + operator);
 		long executionId = operator.start(jobName, properties);
 		JobExecution execution = operator.getJobExecution(executionId);
 
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/job/flow/support/state/JsrEndStateTests.java b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/job/flow/support/state/JsrEndStateTests.java
index 42f08a7fc..519332b69 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/job/flow/support/state/JsrEndStateTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/job/flow/support/state/JsrEndStateTests.java
@@ -15,15 +15,15 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.batch.core.jsr.job.flow.support.state;
 
-import org.junit.Test;
-import org.springframework.batch.core.jsr.AbstractJsrTestCase;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 
 import javax.batch.api.AbstractBatchlet;
-import javax.batch.runtime.BatchRuntime;
 import javax.batch.runtime.BatchStatus;
 import javax.batch.runtime.JobExecution;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import org.springframework.batch.core.jsr.AbstractJsrTestCase;
 
 /**
  * Tests for the JSR-352 version of {@link JsrEndState}
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class JsrEndStateTests extends AbstractJsrTestCase {
 
 		assertEquals(BatchStatus.COMPLETED, jobExecution.getBatchStatus());
 		assertEquals("SUCCESS", jobExecution.getExitStatus());
-		assertEquals(1, BatchRuntime.getJobOperator().getStepExecutions(jobExecution.getExecutionId()).size());
+		assertEquals(1, operator.getStepExecutions(jobExecution.getExecutionId()).size());
 	}
 
 	public static class EndStateBatchlet extends AbstractBatchlet {