diff --git a/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/endpoint/AbstractEndpointTests.java b/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/endpoint/AbstractEndpointTests.java
index 88fa22fc124..1ba977e5140 100644
--- a/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/endpoint/AbstractEndpointTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/endpoint/AbstractEndpointTests.java
@@ -23,11 +23,14 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.jackson.JacksonAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.EnvironmentTestUtils;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationConfigApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.core.env.MapPropertySource;
 import org.springframework.core.env.PropertySource;
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.equalTo;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
 
@@ -41,7 +44,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractEndpointTests<T extends Endpoint<?>> {
 
 	protected AnnotationConfigApplicationContext context;
 
-	private final Class<?> configClass;
+	protected final Class<?> configClass;
 
 	private final Class<?> type;
 
@@ -63,7 +66,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractEndpointTests<T extends Endpoint<?>> {
 	@Before
 	public void setup() {
 		this.context = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext();
-		this.context.register(this.configClass);
+		this.context.register(JacksonAutoConfiguration.class, this.configClass);
 		this.context.refresh();
 	}
 
@@ -160,6 +163,14 @@ public abstract class AbstractEndpointTests<T extends Endpoint<?>> {
 		assertThat(getEndpointBean().isEnabled(), equalTo(true));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void serialize() throws Exception {
+		Object result = getEndpointBean().invoke();
+		if (result != null) {
+			this.context.getBean(ObjectMapper.class).writeValue(System.out, result);
+		}
+	}
+
 	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 	protected T getEndpointBean() {
 		return (T) this.context.getBean(this.type);
diff --git a/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/endpoint/AutoConfigurationReportEndpointTests.java b/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/endpoint/AutoConfigurationReportEndpointTests.java
index af159457e4c..d2152b376dc 100644
--- a/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/endpoint/AutoConfigurationReportEndpointTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/endpoint/AutoConfigurationReportEndpointTests.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionEvaluationRepor
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionOutcome;
 import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.EnableConfigurationProperties;
 import org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationConfigApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Condition;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
@@ -51,6 +52,9 @@ public class AutoConfigurationReportEndpointTests extends
 
 	@Test
 	public void invoke() throws Exception {
+		this.context = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext();
+		this.context.register(this.configClass);
+		this.context.refresh();
 		Report report = getEndpointBean().invoke();
 		assertTrue(report.getPositiveMatches().isEmpty());
 		assertTrue(report.getNegativeMatches().containsKey("a"));