Index: src/test/java/org/apache/kitty/client/ClientTest.groovy
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--- src/test/java/org/apache/kitty/client/ClientTest.groovy	(revision 0)
+++ src/test/java/org/apache/kitty/client/ClientTest.groovy	(revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.kitty.client;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+import org.apache.kitty.client.Client
+import javax.management.MBeanServerConnection
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+class ClientTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void should_correctly_set_a_new_domain_value() {
+        def mbean_server_connection = {
+            ['a', 'b', 'c']as String[]
+        } as MBeanServerConnection
+        Client client = new Client()
+        client.remote = mbean_server_connection
+
+        assert client.domain == null
+        assert client.mBeansPath == null
+
+        client.setDomain 'a'
+
+        assert client.domain == 'a'
+        assert client.mBeansPath == []
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void should_keep_actual_domain_when_trying_to_set_it_with_invalid_value() throws Exception {
+        def mbean_server_connection = {
+            ['a', 'b', 'c']as String[]
+        } as MBeanServerConnection
+        Client client = new Client()
+        client.remote = mbean_server_connection
+        client.domain = 'a'
+        client.mBeansPath = []
+
+        client.setDomain 'invalid_value'
+
+        assert client.domain == 'a'
+    }
+}
Index: src/main/java/org/apache/kitty/CmdShell.groovy
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--- src/main/java/org/apache/kitty/CmdShell.groovy	(revision 1103627)
+++ src/main/java/org/apache/kitty/CmdShell.groovy	(working copy)
@@ -369,7 +369,6 @@
 		println "Setting the domain to $domain..."
 		if (remote) {
 			getClient().setDomain(domain)
-			println "The domain is set to $domain"
 		}
 		else {
 			println Constants.ERROR_NOT_CONNECTED
Index: src/main/java/org/apache/kitty/client/Client.groovy
===================================================================
--- src/main/java/org/apache/kitty/client/Client.groovy	(revision 1103627)
+++ src/main/java/org/apache/kitty/client/Client.groovy	(working copy)
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@
 				if (it.equals(_domain)) {
 					this.domain = _domain
 					this.mBeansPath = []
+                    println "The domain is set to $domain"
 					return
 				}
 			}