diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/intent/IntentOperations.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/intent/IntentOperations.java
index b668fcf..a9b3d44 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/intent/IntentOperations.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/intent/IntentOperations.java
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
      * @param operations list of intent operations
      */
     private IntentOperations(List<IntentOperation> operations, ApplicationId appId) {
+        checkNotNull(operations);
+        checkNotNull(appId);
+
         this.operations = operations;
         this.appId = appId;
     }
diff --git a/core/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/net/intent/IntentOperationsTest.java b/core/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/net/intent/IntentOperationsTest.java
index 3fb2ac0..ec0ddae 100644
--- a/core/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/net/intent/IntentOperationsTest.java
+++ b/core/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/net/intent/IntentOperationsTest.java
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
+import org.onosproject.core.ApplicationId;
+import org.onosproject.core.DefaultApplicationId;
 import org.onosproject.core.IdGenerator;
 import org.onosproject.net.ConnectPoint;
 import org.onosproject.net.NetTestTools;
@@ -43,6 +45,8 @@
     final TrafficSelector selector = new IntentTestsMocks.MockSelector();
     final IntentTestsMocks.MockTreatment treatment = new IntentTestsMocks.MockTreatment();
 
+    private final ApplicationId appId = new DefaultApplicationId((short) 1, "IntentOperationsTest");
+
     private Intent intent;
     protected IdGenerator idGenerator = new MockIdGenerator();
 
@@ -78,15 +82,15 @@
     @Test
     public void testEquals() {
         final IntentOperations operations1 =
-                IntentOperations.builder(null) //FIXME null
+                IntentOperations.builder(appId)
                         .addSubmitOperation(intent)
                         .build();
         final IntentOperations sameAsOperations1 =
-                IntentOperations.builder(null) //FIXME null
+                IntentOperations.builder(appId)
                         .addSubmitOperation(intent)
                         .build();
         final IntentOperations operations2 =
-                IntentOperations.builder(null) //FIXME null
+                IntentOperations.builder(appId)
                         .addReplaceOperation(intent.id(), intent)
                         .build();
 
@@ -102,7 +106,7 @@
     @Test
     public void testConstruction() {
         final IntentOperations operations =
-                IntentOperations.builder(null) //FIXME
+                IntentOperations.builder(appId)
                         .addUpdateOperation(intent.id())
                         .addWithdrawOperation(intent.id())
                         .build();