diff --git a/spring-integration-xml/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/xml/transformer/XPathTransformerTests.java b/spring-integration-xml/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/xml/transformer/XPathTransformerTests.java
index 80796a9b31..8f1f24b5d8 100644
--- a/spring-integration-xml/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/xml/transformer/XPathTransformerTests.java
+++ b/spring-integration-xml/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/xml/transformer/XPathTransformerTests.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public class XPathTransformerTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void booleanResult() throws Exception {
-		XPathTransformer transformer = new XPathTransformer("/parent/child/@married");
+		XPathTransformer transformer = new XPathTransformer("/parent/child/@married = 'true'");
 		transformer.setEvaluationType(XPathEvaluationType.BOOLEAN_RESULT);
 		Object result = transformer.doTransform(message);
 		assertEquals(Boolean.TRUE, result);