diff --git a/spec/epp/poll_spec.rb b/spec/epp/poll_spec.rb
index cf585ff69..7442ff21f 100644
--- a/spec/epp/poll_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/epp/poll_spec.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ describe 'EPP Poll', epp: true do
   end
 
   before(:all) do
+    @xsd = Nokogiri::XML::Schema(File.read('doc/schemas/epp-1.0.xsd'))
     Fabricate(:api_user, username: 'registrar1', registrar: registrar1)
     Fabricate(:api_user, username: 'registrar2', registrar: registrar2)
 
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ describe 'EPP Poll', epp: true do
       value: '', attrs: { op: 'bla' }
     })
 
-    response = epp_plain_request(xml, :xml)
+    response = epp_plain_request(xml, validate_input: false)
     response[:msg].should == 'Attribute is invalid: op'
   end