diff --git a/ambari-server/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/server/upgrade/UpgradeCatalog251.java b/ambari-server/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/server/upgrade/UpgradeCatalog251.java
index 146520fa11..40fafb21a8 100644
--- a/ambari-server/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/server/upgrade/UpgradeCatalog251.java
+++ b/ambari-server/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/server/upgrade/UpgradeCatalog251.java
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ protected void executePreDMLUpdates() throws AmbariException, SQLException {
    */
   @Override
   protected void executeDMLUpdates() throws AmbariException, SQLException {
+    addNewConfigurationsFromXml();
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/ambari-server/src/test/java/org/apache/ambari/server/upgrade/UpgradeCatalog251Test.java b/ambari-server/src/test/java/org/apache/ambari/server/upgrade/UpgradeCatalog251Test.java
index 4575998c50..862ab6e46d 100644
--- a/ambari-server/src/test/java/org/apache/ambari/server/upgrade/UpgradeCatalog251Test.java
+++ b/ambari-server/src/test/java/org/apache/ambari/server/upgrade/UpgradeCatalog251Test.java
@@ -20,13 +20,16 @@
 
 import static org.easymock.EasyMock.anyObject;
 import static org.easymock.EasyMock.capture;
+import static org.easymock.EasyMock.createMockBuilder;
 import static org.easymock.EasyMock.eq;
 import static org.easymock.EasyMock.expect;
+import static org.easymock.EasyMock.expectLastCall;
 import static org.easymock.EasyMock.newCapture;
 import static org.easymock.EasyMock.replay;
 import static org.easymock.EasyMock.reset;
 import static org.easymock.EasyMock.verify;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.sql.Connection;
 import java.sql.ResultSet;
 import java.sql.Statement;
@@ -163,4 +166,21 @@ public void configure(Binder binder) {
     Assert.assertEquals(Integer.valueOf(0), captured.getDefaultValue());
     Assert.assertEquals(Short.class, captured.getType());
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testExecuteDMLUpdates() throws Exception {
+    Method addNewConfigurationsFromXml = AbstractUpgradeCatalog.class.getDeclaredMethod("addNewConfigurationsFromXml");
+    UpgradeCatalog251 upgradeCatalog251 = createMockBuilder(UpgradeCatalog251.class)
+            .addMockedMethod(addNewConfigurationsFromXml)
+            .createMock();
+
+    upgradeCatalog251.addNewConfigurationsFromXml();
+    expectLastCall().once();
+
+    replay(upgradeCatalog251);
+
+    upgradeCatalog251.executeDMLUpdates();
+
+    verify(upgradeCatalog251);
+  }
 }