diff --git a/src/test/java/api/items/TenantItemApiTests.java b/src/test/java/api/items/TenantItemApiTests.java
index cb740b2c5..aa1b813ed 100644
--- a/src/test/java/api/items/TenantItemApiTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/api/items/TenantItemApiTests.java
@@ -72,8 +72,16 @@ private void createInstanceHoldingItem(ResourceClient itemStorageClient, Resourc
     InstanceApiClient.createInstance(okapiHttpClient, smallAngryPlanet(instanceId));
     var holdingId = holdingsStorageClient.create(new HoldingRequestBuilder()
       .forInstance(instanceId)).getId();
-    itemStorageClient.create(new ItemRequestBuilder().forHolding(holdingId)
-      .withBarcode(String.valueOf(Math.random() * 100)));
+    try {
+      var item = new ItemRequestBuilder().forHolding(holdingId)
+        .withBarcode(String.valueOf(Math.random() * 100)).create();
+      System.err.println(item.toString());
+      itemStorageClient.create(item);
+    }
+    catch (Exception e) {
+      e.printStackTrace();
+      throw new RuntimeException(e);
+    }
   }
 
   private List<JsonObject> getItems(OkapiHttpClient okapiHttpClient, int expected)