 <p>Yes, if you really want / need to do it you can use PowerMock. This should be considered a last resort. With PowerMock you can cause it to return a mock from the call to the constructor. Then do the verify on the mock. That said, csturtz's is the "right" answer.</p> <p>Here is the link to <a href="http://code.google.com/p/powermock/wiki/MockConstructor" rel="nofollow">Mock construction of new objects</a></p>