diff --git a/services/src/test/java/edu/msudenver/tsp/services/parser/ParserServiceTest.java b/services/src/test/java/edu/msudenver/tsp/services/parser/ParserServiceTest.java
index f5f3436..a7a3bf3 100644
--- a/services/src/test/java/edu/msudenver/tsp/services/parser/ParserServiceTest.java
+++ b/services/src/test/java/edu/msudenver/tsp/services/parser/ParserServiceTest.java
@@ -204,9 +204,9 @@ public class ParserServiceTest {
         final String expected = "0: \n";
         final String actual;
 
-        when(parserService.parseRawInput("")).thenReturn(new Node("", null));
-
-        actual = parserService.parseRawInput("").toString();
+        final ParserService spy = spy(new ParserService());
+        when(spy.parseRawInput("")).thenReturn(new Node("", null));
+        actual = spy.parseRawInput("").toString();
 
         assertEquals(expected, actual);
     }