diff --git a/src/test/java/org/openepics/names/docker/ITUtilNameElement.java b/src/test/java/org/openepics/names/docker/ITUtilNameElement.java
index 8cc5a56f7d09089e351064a281b2d41590596ccc..2f32dfea0bc3310bf69d96dee86ac0a1afab6c7a 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/openepics/names/docker/ITUtilNameElement.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/openepics/names/docker/ITUtilNameElement.java
@@ -414,66 +414,6 @@ public class ITUtilNameElement {
 
     // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-    /**
-     * Utility method to (try to) validate a name element from given json and assert expected response.
-     * Method expected to NOT succeed to validate
-     * but instead assert response code (possibly also a non-empty message).
-     *
-     * @param json json
-     * @param nameCommand name command
-     * @param responseCode response code
-     */
-    public static void assertValidate(String json, NameCommand nameCommand, int responseCode) {
-        assertValidate(AuthorizationChoice.NONE, json, nameCommand, responseCode, Boolean.FALSE, Boolean.FALSE);
-    }
-    /**
-     * Utility method to (try to) validate a name element from given json and assert expected response.
-     * Method expected to NOT succeed to validate
-     * but instead assert response code (possibly also a non-empty message).
-     *
-     * @param json json
-     * @param nameCommand name command
-     * @param responseCode response code
-     * @param expected expected
-     * @param expectedMessageEmpty expected message empty
-     */
-    public static void assertValidate(String json, NameCommand nameCommand, int responseCode, Boolean expected, Boolean expectedMessageEmpty) {
-        assertValidate(AuthorizationChoice.NONE, json, nameCommand, responseCode, expected, expectedMessageEmpty);
-    }
-    /**
-     * Utility method to (try to) validate a name element from given json and assert expected response.
-     * Method expected to NOT succeed to validate
-     * but instead assert response code (possibly also a non-empty message).
-     *
-     * @param authorizationChoice authorization choice (none, user, admin)
-     * @param json json
-     * @param nameCommand name command
-     * @param responseCode response code
-     * @param expected expected
-     * @param expectedMessageEmpty expected message empty
-     */
-    public static void assertValidate(AuthorizationChoice authorizationChoice, String json, NameCommand nameCommand, int responseCode, Boolean expected, Boolean expectedMessageEmpty) {
-        String validatePath = getValidatePath(nameCommand);
-
-        try {
-            String[] response = null;
-
-            response = ITUtil.runShellCommand(ITUtil.curlGetPathJson(authorizationChoice, EndpointChoice.NAMES, validatePath, json));
-            ITUtil.assertResponseLength2Code(response, responseCode);
-            if (response[1] != null) {
-                ITUtil.assertEqualsResponseBoolean(mapper.readValue(response[1], ResponseBooleanList.class), expected, expectedMessageEmpty);
-            }
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            fail();
-        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
-            fail();
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            fail();
-        }
-    }
-
-    // --------------------
-
     /**
      * Utility method to validate name element command for create and assert expected response.
      *
@@ -484,7 +424,7 @@ public class ITUtilNameElement {
      */
     public static void assertValidate(NameElementCommandCreate nameElementCommand, NameCommand nameCommand, String index, Boolean expected) {
         nameElementCommand.setIndex(index);
-        assertValidate(AuthorizationChoice.NONE, object2Json(new NameElementCommandCreate[] {nameElementCommand}), nameCommand, expected);
+        assertValidate(AuthorizationChoice.NONE, object2Json(new NameElementCommandCreate[] {nameElementCommand}), nameCommand, HttpURLConnection.HTTP_OK, expected);
     }
     /**
      * Utility method to validate name element command for create and assert expected response.
@@ -494,7 +434,7 @@ public class ITUtilNameElement {
      * @param expected expected response
      */
     public static void assertValidate(NameElementCommandCreate nameElementCommand, NameCommand nameCommand, Boolean expected) {
-        assertValidate(AuthorizationChoice.NONE, object2Json(new NameElementCommandCreate[] {nameElementCommand}), nameCommand, expected);
+        assertValidate(AuthorizationChoice.NONE, object2Json(new NameElementCommandCreate[] {nameElementCommand}), nameCommand, HttpURLConnection.HTTP_OK, expected);
     }
     /**
      * Utility method to validate name element command for update and assert expected response.
@@ -504,7 +444,7 @@ public class ITUtilNameElement {
      * @param expected expected response
      */
     public static void assertValidate(NameElementCommandUpdate nameElementCommand, NameCommand nameCommand, Boolean expected) {
-        assertValidate(AuthorizationChoice.NONE, object2Json(new NameElementCommandUpdate[] {nameElementCommand}), nameCommand, expected);
+        assertValidate(AuthorizationChoice.NONE, object2Json(new NameElementCommandUpdate[] {nameElementCommand}), nameCommand, HttpURLConnection.HTTP_OK, expected);
     }
     /**
      * Utility method to validate name element command for confirm and assert expected response.
@@ -514,7 +454,7 @@ public class ITUtilNameElement {
      * @param expected expected response
      */
     public static void assertValidate(NameElementCommandConfirm nameElementCommand, NameCommand nameCommand, Boolean expected) {
-        assertValidate(AuthorizationChoice.NONE, object2Json(new NameElementCommandConfirm[] {nameElementCommand}), nameCommand, expected);
+        assertValidate(AuthorizationChoice.NONE, object2Json(new NameElementCommandConfirm[] {nameElementCommand}), nameCommand, HttpURLConnection.HTTP_OK, expected);
     }
     /**
      * Utility method to validate name element commands for create and assert expected response.
@@ -524,7 +464,7 @@ public class ITUtilNameElement {
      * @param expected expected response
      */
     public static void assertValidate(NameElementCommandCreate[] nameElementCommands, NameCommand nameCommand, Boolean expected) {
-        assertValidate(AuthorizationChoice.NONE, object2Json(nameElementCommands), nameCommand, expected);
+        assertValidate(AuthorizationChoice.NONE, object2Json(nameElementCommands), nameCommand, HttpURLConnection.HTTP_OK, expected);
     }
     /**
      * Utility method to validate name element commands for update and assert expected response.
@@ -534,7 +474,7 @@ public class ITUtilNameElement {
      * @param expected expected response
      */
     public static void assertValidate(NameElementCommandUpdate[] nameElementCommands, NameCommand nameCommand, Boolean expected) {
-        assertValidate(AuthorizationChoice.NONE, object2Json(nameElementCommands), nameCommand, expected);
+        assertValidate(AuthorizationChoice.NONE, object2Json(nameElementCommands), nameCommand, HttpURLConnection.HTTP_OK, expected);
     }
     /**
      * Utility method to validate name element commands for confirm and assert expected response.
@@ -544,7 +484,17 @@ public class ITUtilNameElement {
      * @param expected expected response
      */
     public static void assertValidate(NameElementCommandConfirm[] nameElementCommands, NameCommand nameCommand, Boolean expected) {
-        assertValidate(AuthorizationChoice.NONE, object2Json(nameElementCommands), nameCommand, expected);
+        assertValidate(AuthorizationChoice.NONE, object2Json(nameElementCommands), nameCommand, HttpURLConnection.HTTP_OK, expected);
+    }
+    /**
+     * Utility method to validate json and assert expected response.
+     *
+     * @param json json
+     * @param nameCommand name command
+     * @param responseCode response code
+     */
+    public static void assertValidate(String json, NameCommand nameCommand, int responseCode) {
+        assertValidate(AuthorizationChoice.NONE, json, nameCommand, responseCode, null);
     }
     /**
      * Utility method to validate json and assert expected response.
@@ -552,17 +502,20 @@ public class ITUtilNameElement {
      * @param authorizationChoice authorization choice (none, user, admin)
      * @param json json
      * @param nameCommand name command
+     * @param responseCode response code
      * @param expected expected response
      */
-    public static void assertValidate(AuthorizationChoice authorizationChoice, String json, NameCommand nameCommand, Boolean expected) {
+    public static void assertValidate(AuthorizationChoice authorizationChoice, String json, NameCommand nameCommand, int responseCode, Boolean expected) {
         String path = getValidatePath(nameCommand);
 
         try {
             String[] response = null;
 
             response = ITUtil.runShellCommand(ITUtil.curlGetPathJson(authorizationChoice, EndpointChoice.NAMES, path, json));
-            ITUtil.assertResponseLength2Code(response, HttpURLConnection.HTTP_OK);
-            ITUtil.assertEqualsResponseBoolean(mapper.readValue(response[1], ResponseBooleanList.class), expected);
+            ITUtil.assertResponseLength2Code(response, responseCode);
+            if (expected != null) {
+                ITUtil.assertEqualsResponseBoolean(mapper.readValue(response[1], ResponseBooleanList.class), expected);
+            }
         } catch (IOException e) {
             fail();
         } catch (InterruptedException e) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/openepics/names/docker/ITUtilStructureElement.java b/src/test/java/org/openepics/names/docker/ITUtilStructureElement.java
index 26d78dd82e33b6037fd604128803f504d4c039f6..56389d08ff2519401beb1dc784db02e2c0133e73 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/openepics/names/docker/ITUtilStructureElement.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/openepics/names/docker/ITUtilStructureElement.java
@@ -403,45 +403,6 @@ public class ITUtilStructureElement {
 
     // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-    /**
-     * Utility method to (try to) validate a structure element from given json and assert expected response.
-     * Method expected to NOT succeed to validate
-     * but instead assert response code (possibly also a non-empty message).
-     *
-     * @param json json
-     * @param structureCommand structure command
-     * @param responseCode response code
-     */
-    public static void assertValidate(String json, StructureCommand structureCommand, int responseCode) {
-        assertValidate(AuthorizationChoice.NONE, json, structureCommand, responseCode);
-    }
-    /**
-     * Utility method to (try to) validate a structure element from given json and assert expected response.
-     * Method expected to NOT succeed to validate
-     * but instead assert response code (possibly also a non-empty message).
-     *
-     * @param authorizationChoice authorization choice (none, user, admin)
-     * @param json json
-     * @param structureCommand structure command
-     * @param responseCode response code
-     */
-    public static void assertValidate(AuthorizationChoice authorizationChoice, String json, StructureCommand structureCommand, int responseCode) {
-        String validatePath = getValidatePath(structureCommand);
-
-        try {
-            String[] response = ITUtil.runShellCommand(ITUtil.curlGetPathJson(authorizationChoice, EndpointChoice.STRUCTURES, validatePath, json));
-            ITUtil.assertResponseLength2Code(response, responseCode);
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            fail();
-        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
-            fail();
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            fail();
-        }
-    }
-
-    // --------------------
-
     /**
      * Utility method to validate structure element command for create and assert expected response.
      *
@@ -450,7 +411,7 @@ public class ITUtilStructureElement {
      * @param expected expected response
      */
     public static void assertValidate(StructureElementCommandCreate structureElementCommand, StructureCommand structureCommand, Boolean expected) {
-        assertValidate(AuthorizationChoice.NONE, object2Json(new StructureElementCommandCreate[] {structureElementCommand}), structureCommand, expected);
+        assertValidate(AuthorizationChoice.NONE, object2Json(new StructureElementCommandCreate[] {structureElementCommand}), structureCommand, HttpURLConnection.HTTP_OK, expected);
     }
     /**
      * Utility method to validate structure element command for update and assert expected response.
@@ -460,7 +421,7 @@ public class ITUtilStructureElement {
      * @param expected expected response
      */
     public static void assertValidate(StructureElementCommandUpdate structureElementCommand, StructureCommand structureCommand, Boolean expected) {
-        assertValidate(AuthorizationChoice.NONE, object2Json(new StructureElementCommandUpdate[] {structureElementCommand}), structureCommand, expected);
+        assertValidate(AuthorizationChoice.NONE, object2Json(new StructureElementCommandUpdate[] {structureElementCommand}), structureCommand, HttpURLConnection.HTTP_OK, expected);
     }
     /**
      * Utility method to validate structure element command for confirm and assert expected response.
@@ -470,7 +431,7 @@ public class ITUtilStructureElement {
      * @param expected expected response
      */
     public static void assertValidate(StructureElementCommandConfirm structureElementCommand, StructureCommand structureCommand, Boolean expected) {
-        assertValidate(AuthorizationChoice.NONE, object2Json(new StructureElementCommandConfirm[] {structureElementCommand}), structureCommand, expected);
+        assertValidate(AuthorizationChoice.NONE, object2Json(new StructureElementCommandConfirm[] {structureElementCommand}), structureCommand, HttpURLConnection.HTTP_OK, expected);
     }
     /**
      * Utility method to validate structure element commands for create and assert expected response.
@@ -480,7 +441,7 @@ public class ITUtilStructureElement {
      * @param expected expected response
      */
     public static void assertValidate(StructureElementCommandCreate[] structureElementCommands, StructureCommand structureCommand, Boolean expected) {
-        assertValidate(AuthorizationChoice.NONE, object2Json(structureElementCommands), structureCommand, expected);
+        assertValidate(AuthorizationChoice.NONE, object2Json(structureElementCommands), structureCommand, HttpURLConnection.HTTP_OK, expected);
     }
     /**
      * Utility method to validate structure element commands for update and assert expected response.
@@ -490,7 +451,7 @@ public class ITUtilStructureElement {
      * @param expected expected response
      */
     public static void assertValidate(StructureElementCommandUpdate[] structureElementCommands, StructureCommand structureCommand, Boolean expected) {
-        assertValidate(AuthorizationChoice.NONE, object2Json(structureElementCommands), structureCommand, expected);
+        assertValidate(AuthorizationChoice.NONE, object2Json(structureElementCommands), structureCommand, HttpURLConnection.HTTP_OK, expected);
     }
     /**
      * Utility method to validate structure element commands for confirm and assert expected response.
@@ -500,7 +461,17 @@ public class ITUtilStructureElement {
      * @param expected expected response
      */
     public static void assertValidate(StructureElementCommandConfirm[] structureElementCommands, StructureCommand structureCommand, Boolean expected) {
-        assertValidate(AuthorizationChoice.NONE, object2Json(structureElementCommands), structureCommand, expected);
+        assertValidate(AuthorizationChoice.NONE, object2Json(structureElementCommands), structureCommand, HttpURLConnection.HTTP_OK, expected);
+    }
+    /**
+     * Utility method to validate structure elements and assert expected response.
+     *
+     * @param json json
+     * @param structureCommand structure command
+     * @param responseCode response code
+     */
+    public static void assertValidate(String json, StructureCommand structureCommand, int responseCode) {
+        assertValidate(AuthorizationChoice.NONE, json, structureCommand, responseCode, null);
     }
     /**
      * Utility method to validate structure elements and assert expected response.
@@ -508,17 +479,20 @@ public class ITUtilStructureElement {
      * @param authorizationChoice authorization choice (none, user, admin)
      * @param json json
      * @param structureCommand structure command
+     * @param responseCode response code
      * @param expected expected response
      */
-    public static void assertValidate(AuthorizationChoice authorizationChoice, String json, StructureCommand structureCommand, Boolean expected) {
+    public static void assertValidate(AuthorizationChoice authorizationChoice, String json, StructureCommand structureCommand, int responseCode, Boolean expected) {
         String path = getValidatePath(structureCommand);
 
         try {
             String[] response = null;
 
             response = ITUtil.runShellCommand(ITUtil.curlGetPathJson(authorizationChoice, EndpointChoice.STRUCTURES, path, json));
-            ITUtil.assertResponseLength2Code(response, HttpURLConnection.HTTP_OK);
-            ITUtil.assertEqualsResponseBoolean(mapper.readValue(response[1], ResponseBooleanList.class), expected);
+            ITUtil.assertResponseLength2Code(response, responseCode);
+            if (expected != null) {
+                ITUtil.assertEqualsResponseBoolean(mapper.readValue(response[1], ResponseBooleanList.class), expected);
+            }
         } catch (IOException e) {
             fail();
         } catch (InterruptedException e) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/openepics/names/docker/NamesIT.java b/src/test/java/org/openepics/names/docker/NamesIT.java
index 810c4a4848380e0751f468d82aed80d167e2e925..e56715912f60e772d3d747d10ca64b456cca3485 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/openepics/names/docker/NamesIT.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/openepics/names/docker/NamesIT.java
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ class NamesIT {
 
             ITUtilNameElement.assertValidate(
                     "[" + mapper.writeValueAsString(nameElementCommandCreate) + "," + mapper.writeValueAsString(nameElementCommandCreate2) + "]",
-                    NameCommand.CREATE, HttpURLConnection.HTTP_OK, Boolean.TRUE, Boolean.TRUE);
+                    NameCommand.CREATE, HttpURLConnection.HTTP_OK);
 
             ITUtilNameElement.assertValidate(nameElementCommandCreate,  NameCommand.CREATE, Boolean.TRUE);
             ITUtilNameElement.assertValidate(nameElementCommandCreate2, NameCommand.CREATE, Boolean.TRUE);