diff --git a/spring-eai-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/endpoint/InboundChannelAdapterTests.java b/spring-eai-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/endpoint/InboundChannelAdapterTests.java
index fa5dab78fa..b886b2e898 100644
--- a/spring-eai-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/endpoint/InboundChannelAdapterTests.java
+++ b/spring-eai-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/endpoint/InboundChannelAdapterTests.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ public class InboundChannelAdapterTests {
 				new InboundMethodInvokingChannelAdapter<TestSource>();
 		adapter.setObject(new TestSource());
 		adapter.setMethod("invalidMethodWithArg");
+		adapter.afterPropertiesSet();
 		adapter.receive();
 	}
 
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ public class InboundChannelAdapterTests {
 				new InboundMethodInvokingChannelAdapter<TestSource>();
 		adapter.setObject(new TestSource());
 		adapter.setMethod("invalidMethodWithNoReturnValue");
+		adapter.afterPropertiesSet();
 		adapter.receive();
 	}
 
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ public class InboundChannelAdapterTests {
 				new InboundMethodInvokingChannelAdapter<TestSource>();
 		adapter.setObject(new TestSource());
 		adapter.setMethod("noSuchMethod");
+		adapter.afterPropertiesSet();
 		adapter.receive();		
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-eai-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/endpoint/OutboundChannelAdapterTests.java b/spring-eai-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/endpoint/OutboundChannelAdapterTests.java
index bf3484d718..a274af7a68 100644
--- a/spring-eai-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/endpoint/OutboundChannelAdapterTests.java
+++ b/spring-eai-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/endpoint/OutboundChannelAdapterTests.java
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ public class OutboundChannelAdapterTests {
 				new OutboundMethodInvokingChannelAdapter<TestSink>();
 		adapter.setObject(new TestSink());
 		adapter.setMethod("noSuchMethod");
+		adapter.afterPropertiesSet();
 		adapter.send(new DocumentMessage(1, "test"));
 	}