diff --git a/src/test/java/org/onap/clamp/policy/microservice/OperationalPolicyPayloadTest.java b/src/test/java/org/onap/clamp/policy/microservice/OperationalPolicyPayloadTest.java
index 76e29c3..b12ca89 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/onap/clamp/policy/microservice/OperationalPolicyPayloadTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/onap/clamp/policy/microservice/OperationalPolicyPayloadTest.java
@@ -43,8 +43,10 @@
         JsonObject jsonConfig = new GsonBuilder().create().fromJson(
             ResourceFileUtil.getResourceAsString("tosca/operational-policy-properties.json"), JsonObject.class);
         OperationalPolicy policy = new OperationalPolicy("testPolicy", null, jsonConfig);
-        assertThat(policy.createPolicyPayload())
+        assertThat(policy.createPolicyPayloadYaml())
             .isEqualTo(ResourceFileUtil.getResourceAsString("tosca/operational-policy-payload.yaml"));
+        assertThat(policy.createPolicyPayload())
+            .isEqualTo(ResourceFileUtil.getResourceAsString("tosca/operational-policy-payload.json"));
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/src/test/resources/tosca/operational-policy-payload.json b/src/test/resources/tosca/operational-policy-payload.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1017d0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/tosca/operational-policy-payload.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "policy-id": "testPolicy",
+  "content": "tosca_definitions_version%3A+tosca_simple_yaml_1_0_0%0Atopology_template%3A%0A++policies%3A%0A++-+testPolicy%3A%0A++++++type%3A+onap.policies.controlloop.Operational%0A++++++version%3A+1.0.0%0A++++++metadata%3A+%7Bpolicy-id%3A+testPolicy%7D%0A++++++properties%3A%0A++++++++controlLoop%3A+%7BcontrolLoopName%3A+control+loop%2C+version%3A+2.0.0%2C+trigger_policy%3A+new1%2C%0A++++++++++timeout%3A+%2730%27%2C+abatement%3A+%27true%27%7D%0A++++++++policies%3A%0A++++++++-+id%3A+new1%0A++++++++++recipe%3A+Rebuild%0A++++++++++retry%3A+%2710%27%0A++++++++++timeout%3A+%2720%27%0A++++++++++actor%3A+SO%0A++++++++++payload%3A+test%0A++++++++++success%3A+new2%0A++++++++++failure%3A+new2%0A++++++++++failure_timeout%3A+new2%0A++++++++++failure_retries%3A+new2%0A++++++++++failure_exception%3A+new2%0A++++++++++failure_guard%3A+new2%0A++++++++++target%3A+%7Btype%3A+VFC%2C+resourceTargetId%3A+test%7D%0A++++++++-+id%3A+new2%0A++++++++++recipe%3A+Migrate%0A++++++++++retry%3A+%2730%27%0A++++++++++timeout%3A+%2740%27%0A++++++++++actor%3A+SDNC%0A++++++++++payload%3A+test%0A++++++++++target%3A+%7Btype%3A+VFC%2C+resourceTargetId%3A+test%7D%0A"
+}
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