diff --git a/platform/core/test/capabilities/CompositionCapabilitySpec.js b/platform/core/test/capabilities/CompositionCapabilitySpec.js
index 518cb2e795..c6f6b76aba 100644
--- a/platform/core/test/capabilities/CompositionCapabilitySpec.js
+++ b/platform/core/test/capabilities/CompositionCapabilitySpec.js
@@ -25,8 +25,11 @@
  * CompositionCapabilitySpec. Created by vwoeltje on 11/6/14.
  */
 define(
-    ["../../src/capabilities/CompositionCapability"],
-    function (CompositionCapability) {
+    [
+        "../../src/capabilities/CompositionCapability",
+        "../../src/capabilities/ContextualDomainObject"
+    ],
+    function (CompositionCapability, ContextualDomainObject) {
         "use strict";
 
         var DOMAIN_OBJECT_METHODS = [
@@ -40,6 +43,7 @@ define(
         describe("The composition capability", function () {
             var mockDomainObject,
                 mockInjector,
+                mockContextualize,
                 mockObjectService,
                 composition;
 
@@ -70,11 +74,19 @@ define(
                         return (name === "objectService") && mockObjectService;
                     }
                 };
+                mockContextualize = jasmine.createSpy('contextualize');
+
+                // Provide a minimal (e.g. no error-checking) implementation
+                // of contextualize for simplicity
+                mockContextualize.andCallFake(function (domainObject, parentObject) {
+                    return new ContextualDomainObject(domainObject, parentObject);
+                });
 
                 mockObjectService.getObjects.andReturn(mockPromise([]));
 
                 composition = new CompositionCapability(
                     mockInjector,
+                    mockContextualize,
                     mockDomainObject
                 );
             });
@@ -113,4 +125,4 @@ define(
 
         });
     }
-);
\ No newline at end of file
+);