diff --git a/mifosng-provider/src/integrationTest/java/org/mifosplatform/integrationtests/GroupTest.java b/mifosng-provider/src/integrationTest/java/org/mifosplatform/integrationtests/GroupTest.java
index 3dc206122..877cbbba2 100644
--- a/mifosng-provider/src/integrationTest/java/org/mifosplatform/integrationtests/GroupTest.java
+++ b/mifosng-provider/src/integrationTest/java/org/mifosplatform/integrationtests/GroupTest.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class GroupTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void checkGroupLoanCreateAndDisburseFlow() {
+    public void checkGroupFunctions() {
         Integer clientID = ClientHelper.createClient(requestSpec, responseSpec);
         Integer groupID = GroupHelper.createGroup(requestSpec, responseSpec);
         GroupHelper.verifyGroupCreatedOnServer(requestSpec, responseSpec, groupID);
@@ -60,8 +60,7 @@ public class GroupTest {
         GroupHelper.verifyGroupDetails(requestSpec, responseSpec, groupID,"name",updatedGroupName);
 
         groupID = GroupHelper.createGroup(requestSpec, responseSpec);
-        groupID = GroupHelper.deleteGroup(requestSpec, responseSpec, groupID.toString());
-        GroupHelper.verifyGroupCreatedOnServer(requestSpec, responseSpec, groupID);
-
+        Integer groupID2 = GroupHelper.deleteGroup(requestSpec, responseSpec, groupID.toString());
+        GroupHelper.verifyGroupDeleted(requestSpec, responseSpec, groupID);
     }
 }
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diff --git a/mifosng-provider/src/integrationTest/java/org/mifosplatform/integrationtests/common/GroupHelper.java b/mifosng-provider/src/integrationTest/java/org/mifosplatform/integrationtests/common/GroupHelper.java
index 4695352e8..6ba7a0a35 100644
--- a/mifosng-provider/src/integrationTest/java/org/mifosplatform/integrationtests/common/GroupHelper.java
+++ b/mifosng-provider/src/integrationTest/java/org/mifosplatform/integrationtests/common/GroupHelper.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package org.mifosplatform.integrationtests.common;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
 
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -153,10 +154,19 @@ public class GroupHelper {
         System.out.println("------------------------------CHECK EMPTY GROUP MEMBER LIST------------------------------------\n");
         String GROUP_URL = "/mifosng-provider/api/v1/groups/" + generatedGroupID + "?associations=clientMembers&tenantIdentifier=default";
         list = Utils.performServerGet(requestSpec, responseSpec, GROUP_URL, "clientMembers");
-        System.out.println(list);
         assertEquals("GROUP MEMBER LIST NOT EMPTY",list, null);
     }
 
+    public static void verifyGroupDeleted(final RequestSpecification requestSpec, final ResponseSpecification responseSpec,
+                                               final Integer generatedGroupID) {
+        List<String> list = new ArrayList<String>();
+        System.out.println("------------------------------CHECK GROUP DELETED------------------------------------\n");
+        String GROUP_URL = "/mifosng-provider/api/v1/groups/?tenantIdentifier=default";
+        list = Utils.performServerGet(requestSpec, responseSpec, GROUP_URL, "pageItems");
+        
+        assertFalse("GROUP NOT DELETED",list.toString().contains("id=" + generatedGroupID.toString()));
+    }
+
     public static String randomNameGenerator(final String prefix, final int lenOfRandomSuffix) {
         return Utils.randomStringGenerator(prefix, lenOfRandomSuffix);
     }