diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/BaseWebScriptTest.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/BaseWebScriptTest.java
index b0c938e0fb..bbd050cc91 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/BaseWebScriptTest.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/BaseWebScriptTest.java
@@ -443,6 +443,18 @@ public abstract class BaseWebScriptTest extends TestCase
             return getHeader("Content-Type");
         }
 
+        public int getContentLength()
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                return method.getResponseBody().length;
+            }
+            catch (IOException e)
+            {
+                return 0;
+            }
+        }
+
         public String getHeader(String name)
         {
             Header header = method.getResponseHeader(name);
@@ -453,7 +465,7 @@ public abstract class BaseWebScriptTest extends TestCase
         {
             return method.getStatusCode();
         }
-        
+
     }
     
 }
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/preference/PreferenceServiceTest.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/preference/PreferenceServiceTest.java
index 503aa784e3..18e771920d 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/preference/PreferenceServiceTest.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/preference/PreferenceServiceTest.java
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public class PreferenceServiceTest extends BaseWebScriptTest
         jsonObject.put("comp1", getPreferenceObj());
         
         resp = sendRequest(new PostRequest(URL, jsonObject.toString(), "application/json"), 200);
-        assertEquals(0, resp.getContentAsByteArray().length);
+        assertEquals(0, resp.getContentLength());
         
         // Get the preferences
         
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ public class PreferenceServiceTest extends BaseWebScriptTest
         jsonObject.put("comp2", getPreferenceObj());
         
         resp = sendRequest(new PostRequest(URL, jsonObject.toString(), "application/json"), 200);
-        assertEquals(0, resp.getContentAsByteArray().length);
+        assertEquals(0, resp.getContentLength());
         
         // Get the preferences