diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts/action2/jsf/FacesSetupInterceptor.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts/action2/jsf/FacesSetupInterceptor.java
index f5771191b..c6bc72ecc 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts/action2/jsf/FacesSetupInterceptor.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts/action2/jsf/FacesSetupInterceptor.java
@@ -57,8 +57,17 @@ public class FacesSetupInterceptor extends FacesSupport implements Interceptor {
 	 * Initializes the lifecycle and factories
 	 */
 	public void init() {
-		facesContextFactory = (FacesContextFactory) FactoryFinder
+		try {
+			facesContextFactory = (FacesContextFactory) FactoryFinder
 				.getFactory(FactoryFinder.FACES_CONTEXT_FACTORY);
+		} catch (Exception ex) {
+			log.debug("Unable to initialize faces", ex);
+		}
+		
+		if (facesContextFactory == null) {
+			log.info("Unable to initialize jsf interceptors probably due missing JSF framework initialization");
+			return;
+		}
 		// Javadoc says: Lifecycle instance is shared across multiple
 		// simultaneous requests, it must be implemented in a thread-safe
 		// manner.
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/struts/action2/views/freemarker/FreemarkerManagerTest.java b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/struts/action2/views/freemarker/FreemarkerManagerTest.java
index fe714b178..6860455c1 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/struts/action2/views/freemarker/FreemarkerManagerTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/struts/action2/views/freemarker/FreemarkerManagerTest.java
@@ -18,16 +18,15 @@
 package org.apache.struts.action2.views.freemarker;
 
 import org.apache.struts.action2.StrutsConstants;
+import org.apache.struts.action2.StrutsTestCase;
 import org.apache.struts.action2.config.Configuration;
 import org.apache.struts.action2.views.jsp.StrutsMockServletContext;
 
-import junit.framework.TestCase;
-
 /**
  * Test case for FreemarkerManager 
  * 
  */
-public class FreemarkerManagerTest extends TestCase {
+public class FreemarkerManagerTest extends StrutsTestCase {
 	
 	public void testIfStrutsEncodingIsSetProperty() throws Exception {
 		Configuration.set(StrutsConstants.STRUTS_I18N_ENCODING, "UTF-8");