--- jackrabbit-jcr-tests/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/test/api/observation/EventJournalTest.java	(revision 1329097)
+++ jackrabbit-jcr-tests/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/test/api/observation/EventJournalTest.java	(revision )
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import javax.jcr.Node;
+import javax.jcr.Repository;
 import javax.jcr.RepositoryException;
 import javax.jcr.Session;
 import javax.jcr.observation.Event;
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@
     private EventJournal journal;
 
     protected void setUp() throws Exception {
+        checkSupportedOption(Repository.OPTION_JOURNALED_OBSERVATION_SUPPORTED);
         super.setUp();
         journal = obsMgr.getEventJournal();
     }