diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/amrmproxy/TestFederationInterceptor.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/amrmproxy/TestFederationInterceptor.java
index 3288382b26de0..a9d6a2b32795c 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/amrmproxy/TestFederationInterceptor.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/amrmproxy/TestFederationInterceptor.java
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ public void testAllocateResponse() throws Exception {
     Assert.assertEquals(1, response.getNMTokens().size());
     Assert.assertEquals(1, response.getUpdatedContainers().size());
     Assert.assertEquals(1, response.getUpdateErrors().size());
-    Assert.assertNotNull(response.getApplicationPriority());
+    Assert.assertEquals(0, response.getApplicationPriority().getPriority());
   }
 
   @Test