reverted:
--- b/sources/content/tests/src/Kernel/ContentEntitySourceUnitTest.php
+++ a/sources/content/tests/src/Kernel/ContentEntitySourceUnitTest.php
@@ -440,30 +440,6 @@
     $node = Node::load($node->id());
     $manager = $this->container->get('content_translation.manager');
     $this->assertEquals('en', $manager->getTranslationMetadata($node->getTranslation('de'))->getSource(), 'Source language is correct.');
-
-    $new_node = Node::create([
-      'title' => 'Long text',
-      'uid' => $account->id(),
-      'type' => $type->id(),
-      'langcode' => 'en',
-    ]);
-    $new_node->save();
-    $job = tmgmt_job_create('en', 'de');
-    $job->translator = 'test_translator';
-    $job->save();
-    $job_item = tmgmt_job_item_create('test_source', $new_node->getEntityTypeId(), $new_node->id(), array('tjid' => $job->id()));
-    $job_item->save();
-    $job_item->updateData('title', [0 => ['value' => ['#translation' => ['#text' => 'Invalid translation that will cause an exception']]]], TRUE);
-    $job_item->save();
-
-    // Request translation. Here it fails.
-    $job->requestTranslation();
-    $items = $job->getItems();
-    /** @var \Drupal\tmgmt\Entity\JobItem $item */
-    $item = reset($items);
-    // If it was set to Auto Accept but there was an error, the Job Item should
-    // be set as Needs Review.
-    $this->assertEqual($item->getState(), JobItemInterface::STATE_REVIEW);
   }
 
   /**
diff -u b/src/Entity/JobItem.php b/src/Entity/JobItem.php
--- b/src/Entity/JobItem.php
+++ b/src/Entity/JobItem.php
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@
         $this->acceptTranslation();
       }
       catch (\Exception $e) {
-        $this->getJob()->addMessage('Translation could not be accepted. Message error: @error', ['@error' => $e->getMessage()], 'error');
+        $this->addMessage('Failed to automatically accept translation, error: @error', ['@error' => $e->getMessage()], 'error');
       }
     }
     return $return;
only in patch2:
unchanged:
--- a/tests/src/Kernel/CrudTest.php
+++ b/tests/src/Kernel/CrudTest.php
@@ -2,11 +2,14 @@
 
 namespace Drupal\Tests\tmgmt\Kernel;
 
+use Drupal\node\Entity\Node;
+use Drupal\node\Entity\NodeType;
 use Drupal\tmgmt\ContinuousTranslatorInterface;
 use Drupal\tmgmt\Entity\Job;
 use Drupal\tmgmt\Entity\JobItem;
 use Drupal\tmgmt\Entity\RemoteMapping;
 use Drupal\tmgmt\Entity\Translator;
+use Drupal\tmgmt\JobItemInterface;
 
 /**
  * Basic crud operations for jobs and translators
@@ -15,6 +18,22 @@ use Drupal\tmgmt\Entity\Translator;
  */
 class CrudTest extends TMGMTKernelTestBase {
 
+  public static $modules = [
+    'user',
+    'system',
+    'field',
+    'text',
+    'entity_test',
+    'language',
+    'locale',
+    'tmgmt',
+    'tmgmt_test',
+    'options',
+    'node',
+    'field',
+    'content_translation',
+  ];
+
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
@@ -22,6 +41,8 @@ class CrudTest extends TMGMTKernelTestBase {
     parent::setUp();
     \Drupal::service('router.builder')->rebuild();
     $this->installEntitySchema('tmgmt_remote');
+    $this->installSchema('node', ['node_access']);
+    $this->installConfig(['node']);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -231,6 +252,37 @@ class CrudTest extends TMGMTKernelTestBase {
     // Test the second item label length - it must not exceed the
     // TMGMT_JOB_LABEL_MAX_LENGTH.
     $this->assertTrue(Job::LABEL_MAX_LENGTH >= strlen($items[$item2->id()]->label()));
+
+    $type = $this->drupalCreateContentType();
+    $content_translation_manager = \Drupal::service('content_translation.manager');
+    $content_translation_manager->setEnabled('node', $type->id(), TRUE);
+    $new_node = Node::create([
+      'title' => 'Long text',
+      'type' => $type->id(),
+      'langcode' => 'en',
+    ]);
+    $new_node->save();
+    $job = tmgmt_job_create('en', 'de');
+    $job->translator = 'test_translator';
+    $job->save();
+    $job_item = tmgmt_job_item_create('test_source', $new_node->getEntityTypeId(), $new_node->id(), array('tjid' => $job->id()));
+    $job_item->save();
+    $job_item->updateData('title', [0 => ['value' => ['#translation' => ['#text' => 'Invalid translation that will cause an exception']]]], TRUE);
+    $job_item->save();
+
+    // Request translation. Here it fails.
+    $job->requestTranslation();
+    $items = $job->getItems();
+    /** @var \Drupal\tmgmt\Entity\JobItem $item */
+    $item = reset($items);
+    // If it was set to Auto Accept but there was an error, the Job Item should
+    // be set as Needs Review.
+    $this->assertEqual($item->getState(), JobItemInterface::STATE_REVIEW);
+
+    $messages = $job->getMessages();
+    $last_message = end($messages);
+    debug($last_message->message->value);
+    $this->assertEqual('Failed to automatically accept translation, error: ', $last_message->message->value);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -626,4 +678,33 @@ class CrudTest extends TMGMTKernelTestBase {
     $this->assertTrue($item->isNeedsReview());
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Creates a custom content type based on default settings.
+   *
+   * @param $settings
+   *   An array of settings to change from the defaults.
+   *   Example: 'type' => 'foo'.
+   * @return
+   *   Created content type.
+   */
+  protected function drupalCreateContentType($settings = []) {
+    $name = strtolower($this->randomMachineName(8));
+    $values = array(
+      'type' => $name,
+      'name' => $name,
+      'base' => 'node_content',
+      'title_label' => 'Title',
+      'body_label' => 'Body',
+      'has_title' => 1,
+      'has_body' => 1,
+    );
+
+    $type = NodeType::create($values);
+    $saved = $type->save();
+    node_add_body_field($type);
+
+    $this->assertEquals(SAVED_NEW, $saved);
+
+    return $type;
+  }
 }