diff --git a/ldap/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/ldap/authentication/ad/ActiveDirectoryLdapAuthenticationProviderTests.java b/ldap/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/ldap/authentication/ad/ActiveDirectoryLdapAuthenticationProviderTests.java
index f2aad0bf23..54f105aa82 100644
--- a/ldap/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/ldap/authentication/ad/ActiveDirectoryLdapAuthenticationProviderTests.java
+++ b/ldap/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/ldap/authentication/ad/ActiveDirectoryLdapAuthenticationProviderTests.java
@@ -412,9 +412,10 @@ public class ActiveDirectoryLdapAuthenticationProviderTests {
 
 		try {
 			provider.authenticate(joe);
+			fail("CommunicationException was expected with a root cause of ClassNotFoundException");
 		}
 		catch (org.springframework.ldap.CommunicationException expected) {
-			assertThat(expected.getCause()).isNotInstanceOf(ClassNotFoundException.class);
+			assertThat(expected.getRootCause()).isInstanceOf(ClassNotFoundException.class);
 		}
 	}