3 files changed, 7 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/applications/common/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/xacml/application/common/XacmlApplicationServiceProvider.java b/applications/common/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/xacml/application/common/XacmlApplicationServiceProvider.java
index 0b9975f7..edd33c0e 100644
--- a/applications/common/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/xacml/application/common/XacmlApplicationServiceProvider.java
+++ b/applications/common/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/xacml/application/common/XacmlApplicationServiceProvider.java
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public interface XacmlApplicationServiceProvider {
      *
      * @param toscaPolicy object
      */
-    boolean          loadPolicy(ToscaPolicy toscaPolicy) throws XacmlApplicationException;
+    void          loadPolicy(ToscaPolicy toscaPolicy) throws XacmlApplicationException;
 
     /**
      * unloadPolicy a Tosca Policy.
diff --git a/applications/common/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/xacml/application/common/std/StdXacmlApplicationServiceProvider.java b/applications/common/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/xacml/application/common/std/StdXacmlApplicationServiceProvider.java
index 12135f4a..5aea3457 100644
--- a/applications/common/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/xacml/application/common/std/StdXacmlApplicationServiceProvider.java
+++ b/applications/common/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/xacml/application/common/std/StdXacmlApplicationServiceProvider.java
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ public abstract class StdXacmlApplicationServiceProvider implements XacmlApplica
     }
 
     @Override
-    public synchronized boolean loadPolicy(ToscaPolicy toscaPolicy) {
+    public synchronized void loadPolicy(ToscaPolicy toscaPolicy) throws XacmlApplicationException {
         try {
             //
             // Convert the policies first
@@ -165,10 +165,8 @@ public abstract class StdXacmlApplicationServiceProvider implements XacmlApplica
             //
             this.mapLoadedPolicies.put(toscaPolicy, refPath);
         } catch (IOException | ToscaPolicyConversionException e) {
-            LOGGER.error("Failed to loadPolicies {}", e);
-            return false;
+            throw new XacmlApplicationException("loadPolicy failed", e);
         }
-        return true;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/applications/common/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/xacml/application/common/std/StdXacmlApplicationServiceProviderTest.java b/applications/common/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/xacml/application/common/std/StdXacmlApplicationServiceProviderTest.java
index 6139a528..e7ea049a 100644
--- a/applications/common/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/xacml/application/common/std/StdXacmlApplicationServiceProviderTest.java
+++ b/applications/common/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/xacml/application/common/std/StdXacmlApplicationServiceProviderTest.java
@@ -190,10 +190,10 @@ public class StdXacmlApplicationServiceProviderTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testLoadPolicy_ConversionError() throws ToscaPolicyConversionException {
+    public void testLoadPolicy_ConversionError() throws XacmlApplicationException, ToscaPolicyConversionException {
         when(trans.convertPolicy(policy)).thenReturn(null);
 
-        assertFalse(prov.loadPolicy(policy));
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> prov.loadPolicy(policy)).isInstanceOf(XacmlApplicationException.class);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -203,7 +203,8 @@ public class StdXacmlApplicationServiceProviderTest {
 
         final Set<String> set = XACMLProperties.getRootPolicyIDs(prov.getProperties());
 
-        assertTrue(prov.loadPolicy(policy));
+        // Load policy
+        prov.loadPolicy(policy);
 
         // policy file should have been created
         File policyFile = new File(TEMP_DIR, "my-name_1.2.3.xml");