diff --git a/jsprit-io/src/main/java/com/graphhopper/jsprit/io/algorithm/VehicleRoutingAlgorithms.java b/jsprit-io/src/main/java/com/graphhopper/jsprit/io/algorithm/VehicleRoutingAlgorithms.java
index 23a73527..e1bee0cd 100644
--- a/jsprit-io/src/main/java/com/graphhopper/jsprit/io/algorithm/VehicleRoutingAlgorithms.java
+++ b/jsprit-io/src/main/java/com/graphhopper/jsprit/io/algorithm/VehicleRoutingAlgorithms.java
@@ -427,11 +427,11 @@ public class VehicleRoutingAlgorithms {
         return createAlgo(vrp, algorithmConfig.getXMLConfiguration(), nThreads, null, null);
     }
 
-    public static VehicleRoutingAlgorithm readAndCreateAlgorithm(VehicleRoutingProblem vrp, int nThreads, String configFileName, SolutionCostCalculator solutionCostCalculator) {
+    public static VehicleRoutingAlgorithm readAndCreateAlgorithm(VehicleRoutingProblem vrp, int nThreads, String configFileName, StateManager stateMan, SolutionCostCalculator solutionCostCalculator) {
         AlgorithmConfig algorithmConfig = new AlgorithmConfig();
         AlgorithmConfigXmlReader xmlReader = new AlgorithmConfigXmlReader(algorithmConfig);
         xmlReader.read(configFileName);
-        return createAlgo(vrp, algorithmConfig.getXMLConfiguration(), nThreads, null, solutionCostCalculator);
+        return createAlgo(vrp, algorithmConfig.getXMLConfiguration(), nThreads, stateMan, solutionCostCalculator);
     }
 
     private static class OpenRouteStateVerifier implements StateUpdater, ReverseActivityVisitor {
diff --git a/jsprit-io/src/test/java/com/graphhopper/jsprit/io/algorithm/TestAlgorithmReader.java b/jsprit-io/src/test/java/com/graphhopper/jsprit/io/algorithm/TestAlgorithmReader.java
index 48209465..17613627 100644
--- a/jsprit-io/src/test/java/com/graphhopper/jsprit/io/algorithm/TestAlgorithmReader.java
+++ b/jsprit-io/src/test/java/com/graphhopper/jsprit/io/algorithm/TestAlgorithmReader.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import com.graphhopper.jsprit.core.algorithm.ruin.RuinStrategy;
 import com.graphhopper.jsprit.core.algorithm.ruin.listener.RuinListener;
 import com.graphhopper.jsprit.core.algorithm.selector.SelectBest;
 import com.graphhopper.jsprit.core.algorithm.selector.SolutionSelector;
+import com.graphhopper.jsprit.core.algorithm.state.StateManager;
 import com.graphhopper.jsprit.core.problem.VehicleRoutingProblem;
 import com.graphhopper.jsprit.core.problem.job.Job;
 import com.graphhopper.jsprit.core.problem.solution.SolutionCostCalculator;
@@ -50,6 +51,9 @@ import java.util.Collection;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.doNothing;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.times;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 
 
 public class TestAlgorithmReader {
@@ -288,8 +292,17 @@ public class TestAlgorithmReader {
     @Test
     public void testWithVehicleRoutingAlgorithm() {
         SolutionCostCalculator solutionCostCalculator = Mockito.mock(SolutionCostCalculator.class);
-        VehicleRoutingAlgorithm vra = VehicleRoutingAlgorithms.readAndCreateAlgorithm(vrp, 10, getClass().getResource("algorithmConfig_withoutIterations.xml").getFile(), solutionCostCalculator);
+        StateManager stateMan = Mockito.mock(StateManager.class);
+        doNothing().when(stateMan).updateLoadStates();
+        doNothing().when(stateMan).updateTimeWindowStates();
+        doNothing().when(stateMan).updateSkillStates();
+
+        VehicleRoutingAlgorithm vra = VehicleRoutingAlgorithms.readAndCreateAlgorithm(vrp, 10, getClass().getResource("algorithmConfig_withoutIterations.xml").getFile(), stateMan, solutionCostCalculator);
         vra.getObjectiveFunction().equals(solutionCostCalculator);
+
+        verify(stateMan, times(2)).updateLoadStates();
+        verify(stateMan, times(2)).updateTimeWindowStates();
+        verify(stateMan, times(2)).updateSkillStates();
     }