diff --git a/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/JsonPathTest.java b/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/JsonPathTest.java
index e8a054a3..5cb36dad 100644
--- a/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/JsonPathTest.java
+++ b/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/JsonPathTest.java
@@ -149,7 +149,13 @@ public abstract class JsonPathTest {
     	String doc = "{foo:{biz:{id:1}}}";
     	
     	assertEquals(JsonPath.read(doc, "$.foo.biz.(object)").toString(), "{\"id\":1}");
-    	assertTrue(JsonPath.read(doc, "$.foo.biz.(collection)").isJsonNull());
+    	try{
+    		JsonPath.read(doc, "$.foo.biz.(collection)");
+    		fail();
+    	}
+    	catch(JsonException e){
+    		
+    	}
         
         
         doc = "{foo:{biz:[{Id:1},{Id:2},{Id:4,foo:1234}]}}";    	
@@ -288,14 +294,20 @@ public abstract class JsonPathTest {
     @Test
     public void access_index_out_of_bounds_does_not_throw_exception() throws Exception {
 
-        JsonElement res = JsonPath.read(DOCUMENT, "$.store.book[100].author");
+    	try{
+    		JsonElement res = JsonPath.read(DOCUMENT, "$.store.book[100].author");
+    		fail();
+    	}
+    	catch(JsonException je){
+    		
+    	}
+
 
-        assertTrue(res.isJsonNull());
 
         JsonElement res2 = JsonPath.read(DOCUMENT, "$.store.book[1, 200].author");
         JsonElement res3 = JsonPath.read(DOCUMENT, "$.store.book[1, 200]");
         assertEquals(res2.toObject(), "Evelyn Waugh");
-        System.out.println(res3.toJsonArray().get(1));
+