diff --git a/contracts/validator/src/test/xdcValidator.js b/contracts/validator/src/test/xdcValidator.js
index 7575fa245..5a0f3b3a3 100644
--- a/contracts/validator/src/test/xdcValidator.js
+++ b/contracts/validator/src/test/xdcValidator.js
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ describe("XDCValidator", () => {
       expect(candidatesBefore).to.deep.eq(before);
       expect(candidates).to.deep.eq(deploy["candidates"]);
       expect(voters).to.include(master);
+      expect(ownerToCandidates).to.not.include(candidate);
       expect(validatorsState["owner"]).to.eq(master);
       expect(validatorsState["isCandidate"]).to.eq(false);
       expect(validatorsState["cap"]).to.eq(0);