# ValidateQueryRequest always returns true

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/validatequeryrequest-always-returns-true/31743>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [October 7, 2015, 1:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/validatequeryrequest-always-returns-true/31743 "2015-10-07T01:01:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![dtuck9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/54ee81/32.png) [@dtuck9](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dtuck9)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2015, 1:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/validatequeryrequest-always-returns-true/31743/1 "2015-10-07T01:01:16Z")

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Trying to write a simple unit test to validate our queries using version 1.5.2. When I run this in our test class, response.isValid() always comes back true:

```
ValidateQueryRequest request = new ValidateQueryRequest("test").source("foo");
ValidateQueryResponse response = client().admin().indices().validateQuery(request).actionGet();

```

Is this a known bug, or am I missing something required?

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 11:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/validatequeryrequest-always-returns-true/31743/2 "2017-07-05T23:46:17Z")

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