diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/RegistrationRestRepositoryIT.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/RegistrationRestRepositoryIT.java
index d597b68a55..e8e00596b5 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/RegistrationRestRepositoryIT.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/RegistrationRestRepositoryIT.java
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ public class RegistrationRestRepositoryIT extends AbstractControllerIntegrationT
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testRegisterDomainNotRegisteredMailAddressRegistred() throws Exception {
+    public void testRegisterMailAddressRegistered() throws Exception {
         List<RegistrationData> registrationDataList = registrationDataDAO.findAll(context, RegistrationData.class);
         try {
             context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ public class RegistrationRestRepositoryIT extends AbstractControllerIntegrationT
                           .withCanLogin(true)
                           .build();
             context.restoreAuthSystemState();
-            configurationService.setProperty("authentication-password.domain.valid", "test.com");
+
             RegistrationRest registrationRest = new RegistrationRest();
             registrationRest.setEmail(email);
 
@@ -245,9 +245,10 @@ public class RegistrationRestRepositoryIT extends AbstractControllerIntegrationT
                                     .param(TYPE_QUERY_PARAM, TYPE_REGISTER)
                                     .content(mapper.writeValueAsBytes(registrationRest))
                                     .contentType(contentType))
-                       .andExpect(status().isUnprocessableEntity());
+                       .andExpect(status().isCreated());
             registrationDataList = registrationDataDAO.findAll(context, RegistrationData.class);
-            assertEquals(0, registrationDataList.size());
+            assertEquals(1, registrationDataList.size());
+            assertTrue(StringUtils.equalsIgnoreCase(registrationDataList.get(0).getEmail(), email));
         } finally {
             Iterator<RegistrationData> iterator = registrationDataList.iterator();
             while (iterator.hasNext()) {