diff --git a/core/src/main/java/lucee/runtime/functions/other/_CreateComponent.java b/core/src/main/java/lucee/runtime/functions/other/_CreateComponent.java
index 63e577c827..053527e636 100755
--- a/core/src/main/java/lucee/runtime/functions/other/_CreateComponent.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/lucee/runtime/functions/other/_CreateComponent.java
@@ -67,18 +67,15 @@ public static Object call(PageContext pc, Object[] objArr) throws PageException
 						}
 					}
 				}
-
 			}
 			if (cls == null) {
 				try {
 					cls = ClassUtil.loadClass(pc, path);
 				}
 				catch (Exception e) {
-					cfc = ComponentLoader.searchComponent(pc, null, path, null, null, false, true, true, true);
-					// ApplicationException ae = new ApplicationException("could not find component or class with name
-					// [" + path + "]");
+					ApplicationException ae = new ApplicationException("could not find component or class with name [" + path + "]");
 					// ExceptionUtil.initCauseEL(ae, e);
-					// throw ae;
+					throw ae;
 				}
 			}
 
diff --git a/test/general/NullOperator.cfc b/test/general/NullOperator.cfc
index 1211f7ae0c..5f692121ff 100644
--- a/test/general/NullOperator.cfc
+++ b/test/general/NullOperator.cfc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 component extends="org.lucee.cfml.test.LuceeTestCase"{
-	
-	
+	import java.util.*;
+	import lucee.runtime.type.StructImpl;
 
 	function run( testResults , testBox ) {
 		describe( "test new operator", function() {
@@ -24,14 +24,12 @@ component extends="org.lucee.cfml.test.LuceeTestCase"{
 			});
 
 			it(title="class: implicit with asterix import", body=function() {
-				import java.util.*;
 				var map=new HashMap();
 				expect(map.size()).toBe(0);
 			});
 
 			it(title="class: implicit with explicit import", body=function() {
-				import java.util.HashMap;
-				var map=new HashMap();
+				var map=new StructImpl();
 				expect(map.size()).toBe(0);
 			});