diff --git a/e2e-test/java/org/alfresco/rest/search/AbstractSearchTest.java b/e2e-test/java/org/alfresco/rest/search/AbstractSearchTest.java
index da27484f7..60dc5d733 100644
--- a/e2e-test/java/org/alfresco/rest/search/AbstractSearchTest.java
+++ b/e2e-test/java/org/alfresco/rest/search/AbstractSearchTest.java
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ public class AbstractSearchTest extends RestTest
          *        |-- pangram.txt
          *        |-- cars.pdf
          */
-        nodesBuilder = restClient.authenticateUser(userModel).withCoreAPI().usingNode(ContentModel.my()).defineNodes();
         FolderModel folder = new FolderModel(SEARCH_DATA_SAMPLE_FOLDER);
         dataContent.usingSite(siteModel).createFolder(folder);
         //Create files
diff --git a/e2e-test/java/org/alfresco/rest/search/FingerPrintTest.java b/e2e-test/java/org/alfresco/rest/search/FingerPrintTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6d977a35d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e-test/java/org/alfresco/rest/search/FingerPrintTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 Alfresco Software Limited.
+ *
+ * This file is part of Alfresco
+ *
+ * Alfresco is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Alfresco is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with Alfresco. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+package org.alfresco.rest.search;
+
+import org.alfresco.utility.model.TestGroup;
+import org.testng.Assert;
+import org.testng.annotations.Test;
+
+/**
+ * Search end point Public API test with finger print.
+ * @author Michael Suzuki
+ *
+ */
+public class FingerPrintTest extends AbstractSearchTest
+{
+    @Test(groups={TestGroup.SEARCH, TestGroup.REST_API})
+    /**
+     * Search similar document based on document finger print.
+     * The data prep should have loaded a file
+     * identical to the one loaded as part of this test.
+     * @throws Exception
+     */ 
+    public void search() throws Exception
+    {
+        String uuid = file.getNodeRefWithoutVersion();
+        Assert.assertNotNull(uuid);
+        SearchResponse response = query(uuid);
+        int count = response.getEntries().size();
+        String fingerprint = String.format("FINGERPRINT:%s", uuid);
+        Thread.sleep(25000);//Allow indexing to complete.
+        response = query(fingerprint);
+        count = response.getEntries().size();
+        Assert.assertTrue(count > 1);
+        for(SearchNodeModel m :response.getEntries())
+        {
+            m.getModel().assertThat().field("name").contains("pangram.txt");
+        }
+    }
+    
+}