diff --git a/smithy-protocol-test-traits/src/main/java/software/amazon/smithy/protocoltests/traits/HttpMalformedRequestDefinition.java b/smithy-protocol-test-traits/src/main/java/software/amazon/smithy/protocoltests/traits/HttpMalformedRequestDefinition.java
index ed04d018e76..9bace721d23 100644
--- a/smithy-protocol-test-traits/src/main/java/software/amazon/smithy/protocoltests/traits/HttpMalformedRequestDefinition.java
+++ b/smithy-protocol-test-traits/src/main/java/software/amazon/smithy/protocoltests/traits/HttpMalformedRequestDefinition.java
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@ public Optional<String> getUri() {
         return Optional.ofNullable(uri);
     }
 
+    public String expectUri() {
+        // This was always required, and is enforced in the smithy model
+        return uri;
+    }
+
     public static HttpMalformedRequestDefinition fromNode(Node node) {
         HttpMalformedRequestDefinition.Builder builder = builder();
         ObjectNode o = node.expectObjectNode();