diff --git a/tests/core/CreateOperation.spec.ts b/tests/core/CreateOperation.spec.ts
index 2d4c19351..e06aae3d0 100644
--- a/tests/core/CreateOperation.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/core/CreateOperation.spec.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,24 @@ import SidetreeError from '../../lib/common/SidetreeError';
 
 describe('CreateOperation', async () => {
   describe('parseJcsObject', () => {
+    it('should leave delta as empty if it is not valid', () => {
+      const operationObject = {
+        type: 'create',
+        suffix_data: {
+          delta_hash: 'something',
+          recovery_commitment: 'something'
+        },
+        delta: 'this is not a valid delta'
+      }
+
+      spyOn(CreateOperation as any, 'validateSuffixData').and.callFake(()=> { 
+        //do nothing 
+      })
+
+      const result = CreateOperation.parseJcsObject(operationObject, Buffer.from('something'));
+      expect(result.delta).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+
     it('should throw sidetree error if object contains more or less than 3 properties', () => {
       const twoProperties = { one: 1, two: 2 };
       const fourProperties = { one: 1, two: 2, three: 3, four: 4 };
diff --git a/tests/core/RequestHandler.spec.ts b/tests/core/RequestHandler.spec.ts
index 13bfb304d..417a6b8b8 100644
--- a/tests/core/RequestHandler.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/core/RequestHandler.spec.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import * as crypto from 'crypto';
 
 import * as createFixture from '../fixtures/create/create.json';
 import * as deactivateFixture from '../fixtures/deactivate/deactivate.json';
+import * as longFormResultingDocument from '../fixtures/longFormDid/resultingDocument.json';
 import * as recoverFixture from '../fixtures/recover/recover.json';
 import * as updateFixture from '../fixtures/update/update.json';
 
@@ -139,9 +140,9 @@ describe('RequestHandler', () => {
 
   it('should resolve long form did from test vectors correctly', async () => {
     const longFormFixture = fs.readFileSync('./tests/fixtures/longFormDid/longFormDid.txt', 'utf8');
-    // const longFormFixture = 'did:sidetree:EiAhWlyxTdyM9XLFcWNJvz_kkbnklMfD5XiQKpBAIOnPuw:eyJkZWx0YSI6eyJwYXRjaGVzIjpbeyJhY3Rpb24iOiJyZXBsYWNlIiwiZG9jdW1lbnQiOnsicHVibGljX2tleXMiOlt7ImlkIjoiYW55U2lnbmluZ0tleUlkIiwiandrIjp7ImNydiI6InNlY3AyNTZrMSIsImt0eSI6IkVDIiwieCI6IkVZanU4c3h5YVRvb2o4ekFzTG9fblZOSncxaHJobkhRUVRwT0hzd2g1X0UiLCJ5IjoiWG9jOFVVQUFnUWs4a196dEhlSEpGUlFySGFxb2F2Z3RyR3Fzb3cwdFh2dyJ9LCJwdXJwb3NlIjpbImF1dGgiXSwidHlwZSI6IkVjZHNhU2VjcDI1NmsxVmVyaWZpY2F0aW9uS2V5MjAxOSJ9XSwic2VydmljZV9lbmRwb2ludHMiOlt7ImVuZHBvaW50IjoiYW55RW5kcG9pbnQiLCJpZCI6ImFueVNlcnZpY2VFbmRwb2ludElkIiwidHlwZSI6ImFueVR5cGUifV19fV0sInVwZGF0ZV9jb21taXRtZW50IjoiRWlEZnBOSmNDOWJKc3A0Q0t1Uk5Vd0JCYUxFckdwc25DUTlBTTl5c2ZqTUhQZyJ9LCJzdWZmaXhfZGF0YSI6eyJkZWx0YV9oYXNoIjoiRWlBT3BOeXNJQndpSHpKQ1NCcjhuLUR4Sjl6bG1YUFNjeGFaTW05aW5fQzVjdyIsInJlY292ZXJ5X2NvbW1pdG1lbnQiOiJFaUR4UUJhajJsUDIyYkNjQ2w0NHhLUVJ2Y21ib1h6c1ZBaTFyQnI3SGozVERRIn19'
     const response = await requestHandler.handleResolveRequest(longFormFixture);
     expect(response.status).toEqual(ResponseStatus.Succeeded);
+    expect(response).toEqual(longFormResultingDocument as any);
   })
 
   it('should process create operation from test vectors correctly', async () => {
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/longFormDid/longFormDid.txt b/tests/fixtures/longFormDid/longFormDid.txt
index 0cd01df7c..7967df320 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/longFormDid/longFormDid.txt
+++ b/tests/fixtures/longFormDid/longFormDid.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-did:sidetree:EiAhWlyxTdyM9XLFcWNJvz_kkbnklMfD5XiQKpBAIOnPuw: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+did:sidetree:EiDahaOGH-liLLdDtTxEAdc8i-cfCz-WUcQdRJheMVNn3A:eyJkZWx0YSI6eyJwYXRjaGVzIjpbeyJhY3Rpb24iOiJyZXBsYWNlIiwiZG9jdW1lbnQiOnsicHVibGljX2tleXMiOlt7ImlkIjoiYW55U2lnbmluZ0tleUlkIiwiandrIjp7ImNydiI6InNlY3AyNTZrMSIsImt0eSI6IkVDIiwieCI6Ikg2MXZxQW1fLVRDM09yRlNxUHJFZlNmZzQyMk5SOFFIUHFyMG1MeDY0RE0iLCJ5IjoiczBXbldZODdKcmlCamJ5b1kzRmRVbWlmSzdKSlJMUjY1R3RQdGhYZXl1YyJ9LCJwdXJwb3NlIjpbImF1dGgiXSwidHlwZSI6IkVjZHNhU2VjcDI1NmsxVmVyaWZpY2F0aW9uS2V5MjAxOSJ9XSwic2VydmljZV9lbmRwb2ludHMiOlt7ImVuZHBvaW50IjoiaHR0cDovL2FueS5lbmRwb2ludCIsImlkIjoiYW55U2VydmljZUVuZHBvaW50SWQiLCJ0eXBlIjoiYW55VHlwZSJ9XX19XSwidXBkYXRlX2NvbW1pdG1lbnQiOiJFaUJNV0UySkZhRmlwUGR0aGNGaVFlay1TWFRNaTVJV0lGWEFOOGhLRkN5TEp3In0sInN1ZmZpeF9kYXRhIjp7ImRlbHRhX2hhc2giOiJFaUJQNmdBT3h4M1lPTDhQWlBaRzNtZWRGZ2RxV1NEYXlWWDN1MVcyZi1JUEVRIiwicmVjb3ZlcnlfY29tbWl0bWVudCI6IkVpQmc4b3F2VTBacV9INUJvcW1XZjBJcmhldFE5MXdYYzVmRFBwSWpCOXdXNXcifX0
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diff --git a/tests/fixtures/longFormDid/resultingDocument.json b/tests/fixtures/longFormDid/resultingDocument.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6ef99f7c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/longFormDid/resultingDocument.json
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+{
+    "status": "succeeded",
+    "body": {
+      "@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/did-resolution/v1",
+      "didDocument": {
+        "id": "did:sidetree:EiDahaOGH-liLLdDtTxEAdc8i-cfCz-WUcQdRJheMVNn3A: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",        
+        "@context": [
+          "https://www.w3.org/ns/did/v1",
+          {
+            "@base": "did:sidetree:EiDahaOGH-liLLdDtTxEAdc8i-cfCz-WUcQdRJheMVNn3A: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"
+          }
+        ],
+        "service": [
+          {
+            "id": "#anyServiceEndpointId",
+            "type": "anyType",
+            "serviceEndpoint": "http://any.endpoint"
+          }
+        ],
+        "authentication": [
+          {
+            "id": "#anySigningKeyId",
+            "controller": "",
+            "type": "EcdsaSecp256k1VerificationKey2019",
+            "publicKeyJwk": {
+                "crv": "secp256k1",
+                "kty": "EC",
+                "x": "H61vqAm_-TC3OrFSqPrEfSfg422NR8QHPqr0mLx64DM",
+                "y": "s0WnWY87JriBjbyoY3FdUmifK7JJRLR65GtPthXeyuc"
+            }
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      "methodMetadata": {
+        "published": false,
+        "recoveryCommitment": "EiBg8oqvU0Zq_H5BoqmWf0IrhetQ91wXc5fDPpIjB9wW5w",
+        "updateCommitment": "EiBMWE2JFaFipPdthcFiQek-SXTMi5IWIFXAN8hKFCyLJw"
+      }
+    }
+  }
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