diff --git a/src/test/java/com/github/joschi/jadconfig/JadConfigTest.java b/src/test/java/com/github/joschi/jadconfig/JadConfigTest.java
index 355c17d..b32da87 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/github/joschi/jadconfig/JadConfigTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/github/joschi/jadconfig/JadConfigTest.java
@@ -2,22 +2,7 @@
 
 import com.github.joschi.jadconfig.repositories.InMemoryRepository;
 import com.github.joschi.jadconfig.repositories.PropertiesRepository;
-import com.github.joschi.jadconfig.testbeans.ConverterFailureBean;
-import com.github.joschi.jadconfig.testbeans.DefaultValueConfigurationBean;
-import com.github.joschi.jadconfig.testbeans.EmptyBean;
-import com.github.joschi.jadconfig.testbeans.FoobarConfigurationBean;
-import com.github.joschi.jadconfig.testbeans.InheritedBeanSubClass;
-import com.github.joschi.jadconfig.testbeans.InheritedBeanSubSubClass;
-import com.github.joschi.jadconfig.testbeans.Multi1ConfigurationBean;
-import com.github.joschi.jadconfig.testbeans.Multi2ConfigurationBean;
-import com.github.joschi.jadconfig.testbeans.NonExistingParameterBean;
-import com.github.joschi.jadconfig.testbeans.RequiredParameterBean;
-import com.github.joschi.jadconfig.testbeans.SaveMeBean;
-import com.github.joschi.jadconfig.testbeans.SimpleConfigurationBean;
-import com.github.joschi.jadconfig.testbeans.TrimBean;
-import com.github.joschi.jadconfig.testbeans.ValidatedConfigurationBean;
-import com.github.joschi.jadconfig.testbeans.ValidatorMethodConfigurationBean;
-import com.github.joschi.jadconfig.testbeans.VoidConfigurationBean;
+import com.github.joschi.jadconfig.testbeans.*;
 import com.github.joschi.jadconfig.testconverters.FoobarConverterFactory;
 import com.github.joschi.jadconfig.validators.StringNotBlankValidator;
 import org.junit.Assert;
@@ -503,6 +488,18 @@ public void testProcessValidatedBean() throws RepositoryException, ValidationExc
         Assert.assertEquals(1234567890123L, configurationBean.getMyLong());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testProcessValidatedBeanInvalidDefaultValue() throws RepositoryException, ValidationException {
+        InvalidDefaultValueValidatorBean configurationBean = new InvalidDefaultValueValidatorBean();
+        jadConfig = new JadConfig(repository, configurationBean);
+
+        jadConfig.process();
+
+        // TODO: this should throw an exception, is a mismatch of default value and configured validator
+        Assert.assertEquals(-1L, configurationBean.getMyPositiveLong());
+    }
+
+
     @Test
     public void testProcessNullPropertiesDoNotOverwriteDefaultValues() throws RepositoryException, ValidationException {
         final SingleFieldBean bean = new SingleFieldBean();
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/github/joschi/jadconfig/testbeans/InvalidDefaultValueValidatorBean.java b/src/test/java/com/github/joschi/jadconfig/testbeans/InvalidDefaultValueValidatorBean.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90f0985
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/com/github/joschi/jadconfig/testbeans/InvalidDefaultValueValidatorBean.java
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package com.github.joschi.jadconfig.testbeans;
+
+import com.github.joschi.jadconfig.Parameter;
+import com.github.joschi.jadconfig.validators.PositiveLongValidator;
+
+public class InvalidDefaultValueValidatorBean {
+
+    @Parameter(value = "test.positive.long", validator = PositiveLongValidator.class)
+    private long myPositiveLong = -1;
+
+    public long getMyPositiveLong() {
+        return myPositiveLong;
+    }
+}