diff --git a/tests/ir-tests.cpp b/tests/ir-tests.cpp
index 97dad1b..d255353 100644
--- a/tests/ir-tests.cpp
+++ b/tests/ir-tests.cpp
@@ -194,13 +194,14 @@
 
 	//Validate against schema.
 	std::string error_message;
-
-	int valid = schema_validate_from_file(LIBCPER_JSON_SPEC, jsonData,
-					      error_message);
+	std::unique_ptr<valijson::Schema> schema =
+		load_schema(AddRequiredProps::YES, single_section);
+	int valid = schema_validate_from_file(*schema, jsonData, error_message);
 	json_object_put(ir);
 	ASSERT_TRUE(valid)
 		<< "IR validation test failed (single section mode = "
-		<< single_section << ") with message: " << error_message;
+		<< single_section << ") with message: " << error_message
+		<< jsonData.dump(4) << "\n";
 }
 
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