diff --git a/fsw/cfe-core/unit-test/es_UT.c b/fsw/cfe-core/unit-test/es_UT.c
index d1754ee62..a6c14dfa2 100644
--- a/fsw/cfe-core/unit-test/es_UT.c
+++ b/fsw/cfe-core/unit-test/es_UT.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 ** Includes
 */
 #include "es_UT.h"
+#include <stdio.h>
 
 extern CFE_ES_PerfData_t     *Perf;
 extern CFE_ES_Global_t       CFE_ES_Global;
@@ -4306,8 +4307,8 @@ void TestAPI(void)
     char CDSName[CFE_MISSION_ES_CDS_MAX_NAME_LENGTH + 2];
     int i;
     uint32 ExceptionContext = 0;
-    int32 Return;
-    uint8 Data[12];
+    int32  Return;
+    uint8  Data[12];
     uint32 ResetType;
     uint32 *ResetTypePtr;
     uint32 AppId;
@@ -4318,6 +4319,8 @@ void TestAPI(void)
     uint32 CounterCount;
     CFE_ES_CDSHandle_t CDSHandle;
     CFE_ES_TaskInfo_t TaskInfo;
+    int32  DeleteChildResult; 
+    int32  DeleteChildTestResult = 0xFFFFFFFF;
 
     CFE_ES_AppInfo_t AppInfo;
 
@@ -4795,33 +4798,16 @@ void TestAPI(void)
     /* Test successfully deleting a child task */
     ES_ResetUnitTest();
     CFE_ES_Global.TaskTable[1].RecordUsed = true;
-    CFE_ES_Global.TaskTable[1].AppId = 15;
-
-    CFE_ES_Global.TaskTable[16].RecordUsed = true;
-    CFE_ES_Global.TaskTable[16].AppId = 15;
-    CFE_ES_Global.TaskTable[17].RecordUsed = true;
-    CFE_ES_Global.TaskTable[17].AppId = 15;
-    CFE_ES_Global.TaskTable[17].TaskId = 25;
-    CFE_ES_Global.TaskTable[18].RecordUsed = true;
-    CFE_ES_Global.TaskTable[18].AppId = 15;
-    CFE_ES_Global.AppTable[15].AppState = CFE_ES_AppState_RUNNING;
-    CFE_ES_Global.AppTable[15].TaskInfo.MainTaskId = 25;
-
-    OS_TaskCreate(&CFE_ES_Global.TaskTable[16].TaskId, NULL, NULL, NULL,
-                  0, 0, 0);
-   
+    CFE_ES_Global.TaskTable[1].AppId = 0;
+    CFE_ES_Global.AppTable[0].AppState = CFE_ES_AppState_RUNNING;
+    CFE_ES_Global.AppTable[0].TaskInfo.MainTaskId = 15;
+    OS_TaskCreate(&CFE_ES_Global.TaskTable[1].TaskId, NULL, NULL, NULL,
+                  0, 0, 0);    
+    DeleteChildResult = CFE_ES_DeleteChildTask(CFE_ES_Global.TaskTable[1].TaskId);    
     CFE_ES_GetAppInfo(&AppInfo,CFE_ES_Global.TaskTable[1].AppId);    
-    uint32 NumORegTasksTemp = CFE_ES_Global.RegisteredTasks;
-    uint32 NumOChildTastTemp1 = AppInfo.NumOfChildTasks;
-    
-    int32  DeleteChildResult = CFE_ES_DeleteChildTask(CFE_ES_Global.TaskTable[1].TaskId);
-    int32 DeleteChildTestResult = 0xFFFFFFFF;
-    
-    CFE_ES_GetAppInfo(&AppInfo,CFE_ES_Global.TaskTable[1].AppId);
-    uint32 NumOChildTastTemp2 = AppInfo.NumOfChildTasks;    
 
-    if( DeleteChildResult == CFE_SUCCESS && CFE_ES_Global.RegisteredTasks == NumORegTasksTemp - 1 
-        && NumOChildTastTemp2 == NumOChildTastTemp1 - 1 )
+    if( DeleteChildResult == CFE_SUCCESS && CFE_ES_Global.RegisteredTasks == 15
+        && AppInfo.NumOfChildTasks == 0 )
     {
        DeleteChildTestResult = CFE_SUCCESS;
     }