diff --git a/shared/plugin/implementations/validator/cmd/plugin_test.go b/shared/plugin/implementations/validator/cmd/plugin_test.go
index d818f47..525a761 100644
--- a/shared/plugin/implementations/validator/cmd/plugin_test.go
+++ b/shared/plugin/implementations/validator/cmd/plugin_test.go
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ package main
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/url"
+	"os"
 	"testing"
 
 	"beckn-onix/shared/plugin/definition"
@@ -13,22 +16,54 @@ import (
 type MockValidator struct{}
 
 func (m *MockValidator) Validate(ctx context.Context, u *url.URL, data []byte) (bool, definition.Error) {
-	return true, (definition.Error{})
+	return true, definition.Error{}
 }
 
 // Mock New function for testing
 func MockNew(ctx context.Context, config map[string]string) (map[string]definition.Validator, error) {
+	// If the config has the error flag set to "true", return an error
 	if config["error"] == "true" {
 		return nil, errors.New("mock error")
 	}
 
+	// If schema_dir is set, print it out for debugging purposes
+	if schemaDir, ok := config["schema_dir"]; ok {
+		// You could add more logic to handle the schema_dir, for now we just print it
+		fmt.Println("Using schema directory:", schemaDir)
+	}
+
+	// Return a map of mock validators
 	return map[string]definition.Validator{
 		"validator1": &MockValidator{},
 		"validator2": &MockValidator{},
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func TestValidatorProvider_New(t *testing.T) {
+// New method for ValidatorProvider, uses MockNew for creating mock validators
+func New(ctx context.Context, config map[string]string) (map[string]definition.Validator, definition.Error) {
+	validators, err := MockNew(ctx, config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, definition.Error{Message: err.Error()}
+	}
+	return validators, definition.Error{}
+}
+
+func TestValidatorProvider(t *testing.T) {
+	// Create a temporary directory for the schema
+	schemaDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "schemas")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to create temp directory: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer os.RemoveAll(schemaDir)
+
+	// Create a temporary JSON schema file
+	schemaFile := fmt.Sprintf("%s/test_schema.json", schemaDir)
+	schemaContent := `{"type": "object", "properties": {"name": {"type": "string"}}}`
+	if err := ioutil.WriteFile(schemaFile, []byte(schemaContent), 0644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to write schema file: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Define test cases
 	tests := []struct {
 		name          string
 		config        map[string]string
@@ -36,36 +71,23 @@ func TestValidatorProvider_New(t *testing.T) {
 		expectedCount int
 	}{
 		{
-			name:          "Successful initialization",
-			config:        map[string]string{"some_key": "some_value"},
+			name:          "Valid schema directory",
+			config:        map[string]string{"schema_dir": schemaDir}, // Use schemaDir instead of tempDir
 			expectedError: "",
 			expectedCount: 2, // Expecting 2 mock validators
 		},
 		{
-			name:          "Error during initialization (mock error)",
-			config:        map[string]string{"error": "true"},
-			expectedError: "mock error",
+			name:          "Invalid schema directory",
+			config:        map[string]string{"schema_dir": "/invalid/dir"},
+			expectedError: "failed to initialise validators: {/invalid/dir schema directory does not exist}",
 			expectedCount: 0,
 		},
-		{
-			name:          "Empty config map",
-			config:        map[string]string{},
-			expectedError: "",
-			expectedCount: 2, // Expecting 2 mock validators
-		},
-		{
-			name:          "Non-empty config with invalid key",
-			config:        map[string]string{"invalid_key": "invalid_value"},
-			expectedError: "",
-			expectedCount: 2, // Expecting 2 mock validators
-		},
 	}
 
-	// Using the mock New function directly for testing
+	// Test using table-driven tests
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			// Create a ValidatorProvider with the mock New function
-			vp := &ValidatorProvider{}
+			vp := ValidatorProvider{}
 			validators, err := vp.New(context.Background(), tt.config)
 
 			// Check for expected error