diff --git a/execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/AbstractExceptionTests.java b/execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/AbstractExceptionTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..48ab67b44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/AbstractExceptionTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2006-2007 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.batch.execution;
+
+import junit.framework.TestCase;
+
+public abstract class AbstractExceptionTests extends TestCase {
+
+	public void testExceptionString() throws Exception {
+		Exception exception = getException("foo");
+		assertEquals("foo", exception.getMessage());
+	}
+
+	public void testExceptionStringThrowable() throws Exception {
+		Exception exception = getException("foo", new IllegalStateException());
+		assertEquals("foo", exception.getMessage().substring(0, 3));
+	}
+
+	public abstract Exception getException(String msg) throws Exception;
+
+	public abstract Exception getException(String msg, Throwable t) throws Exception;
+
+}
diff --git a/execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/launch/JobExecutionAlreadyRunningExceptionTests.java b/execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/launch/JobExecutionAlreadyRunningExceptionTests.java
index 6e769f06b..49ac78fb6 100644
--- a/execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/launch/JobExecutionAlreadyRunningExceptionTests.java
+++ b/execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/launch/JobExecutionAlreadyRunningExceptionTests.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.batch.execution.launch;
 
-import org.springframework.batch.core.AbstractExceptionTests;
+import org.springframework.batch.execution.AbstractExceptionTests;
 
 /**
  * @author Dave Syer