diff --git a/lib/fog/rackspace.rb b/lib/fog/rackspace.rb
index 7d5f9de91..cf52432f1 100644
--- a/lib/fog/rackspace.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/rackspace.rb
@@ -130,7 +130,10 @@ module Fog
 
     # CGI.escape, but without special treatment on spaces
     def self.escape(str,extra_exclude_chars = '')
-      str.gsub(/([^a-zA-Z0-9_.-#{extra_exclude_chars}]+)/) do
+      # '-' is a special character inside a regex class so it must be first or last.
+      # Add extra excludes before the final '-' so it always remains trailing, otherwise
+      # an unwanted range is created by mistake.
+      str.gsub(/([^a-zA-Z0-9_.#{extra_exclude_chars}-]+)/) do
         '%' + $1.unpack('H2' * $1.bytesize).join('%').upcase
       end
     end
diff --git a/lib/fog/rackspace/examples/compute_v2/bootstrap_server.rb b/lib/fog/rackspace/examples/compute_v2/bootstrap_server.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..96c4885ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/fog/rackspace/examples/compute_v2/bootstrap_server.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+
+# This example demonstrates creating a server with the Rackpace Open Cloud
+
+require 'rubygems' #required for Ruby 1.8.x
+require 'fog'
+require 'base64' #required to encode files for personality functionality
+require 'sshkey' #required to generate ssh keys. 'gem install sshkey'
+
+def get_user_input(prompt)
+  print "#{prompt}: "
+  gets.chomp
+end
+
+# Use username defined in ~/.fog file, if absent prompt for username. 
+# For more details on ~/.fog refer to http://fog.io/about/getting_started.html
+def rackspace_username
+  Fog.credentials[:rackspace_username] || get_user_input("Enter Rackspace Username")
+end
+
+# Use api key defined in ~/.fog file, if absent prompt for api key
+# For more details on ~/.fog refer to http://fog.io/about/getting_started.html
+def rackspace_api_key
+  Fog.credentials[:rackspace_api_key] || get_user_input("Enter Rackspace API key")
+end
+
+# Generates a ssh key using the SSHKey library. The private key is avaialble via
+# the '.private_key' and the public key is avaialble via '.ssh_public_key'
+def generate_ssh_key
+  SSHKey.generate
+end
+
+# create Next Generation Cloud Server service
+service = Fog::Compute.new({
+  :provider             => 'rackspace',
+  :rackspace_username   => rackspace_username,
+  :rackspace_api_key    => rackspace_api_key,
+  :version => :v2,  # Use Next Gen Cloud Servers
+  :rackspace_region => :ord #Use Chicago Region
+})
+
+# pick the first flavor
+flavor = service.flavors.first
+
+# pick the first Ubuntu image we can find
+image = service.images.find {|image| image.name =~ /Ubuntu/}
+
+# prompt for server name
+server_name = get_user_input "\nEnter Server Name"
+
+# generate the ssh key
+ssh_key = generate_ssh_key
+
+# reload flavor in order to retrieve all of its attributes
+flavor.reload
+
+puts "\nNow creating server '#{server_name}' the following with specifications:\n" 
+puts "\t* #{flavor.ram} MB RAM"
+puts "\t* #{flavor.disk} GB"
+puts "\t* #{flavor.vcpus} CPU(s)"
+puts "\t* #{image.name}"
+puts "\n"
+
+begin
+  # bootstrap server
+  server = service.servers.bootstrap :name => server_name, 
+                                     :flavor_id => flavor.id, 
+                                     :image_id => image.id,
+                                     :private_key => ssh_key.private_key,
+                                     :public_key => ssh_key.ssh_public_key
+
+  if server.ready?
+    puts "[DONE]\n\n"
+
+    puts "The server has been successfully created.\n"
+    puts "Write the following ssh keys to you ~/.ssh directory in order to log in\n\n"
+    puts "+++++++++++PRIVATE_KEY (~/.ssh/fog_key)++++++++++++"
+    puts ssh_key.private_key
+    puts "++++++++++PUBLIC_KEY (~/.ssh/fog_key.pub)++++++++++"
+    puts ssh_key.ssh_public_key
+    puts "+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++i\n\n"
+
+    puts "You can then log into the server using the following command\n"
+    puts "ssh #{server.username}@#{server.public_ip_address}\n\n"
+  else
+    puts "An error occured, please try again"
+  end
+  
+rescue Fog::Errors::TimeoutError
+  puts "[TIMEOUT]\n\n"
+  
+  puts "This server is currently #{server.progress}% into the build process and is taking longer to complete than expected."
+  puts "You can continute to monitor the build process through the web console at https://mycloud.rackspace.com/\n\n" 
+end
+
+puts "To delete the server please execute the delete_server.rb script\n\n"
+
+
diff --git a/lib/fog/rackspace/load_balancers.rb b/lib/fog/rackspace/load_balancers.rb
index d14f20a56..fe8adb96d 100644
--- a/lib/fog/rackspace/load_balancers.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/rackspace/load_balancers.rb
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ module Fog
       request :get_error_page
       request :set_error_page
       request :remove_error_page
+      request :get_stats
 
       module Shared
 
diff --git a/lib/fog/rackspace/models/compute_v2/images.rb b/lib/fog/rackspace/models/compute_v2/images.rb
index 566a54781..a8ac32dcf 100644
--- a/lib/fog/rackspace/models/compute_v2/images.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/rackspace/models/compute_v2/images.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,30 @@ module Fog
   module Compute
     class RackspaceV2
       class Images < Fog::Collection
+        
+        # @!attribute [rw] name
+        # @return [String] Given a string value x, filters the list of images by image name.
+        attribute :name
+        
+        # @!attribute [rw] status
+        # @return [String] Given a string value x, filters the list of images by status.
+        # @note Possible values are ACTIVE, DELETED, ERROR, SAVING, and UNKNOWN.
+        attribute :status
+        
+        # @!attribute [rw] marker
+        # @return [String] Given a string value x, return object names greater in value than the specified marker.
+        # @see http://docs.rackspace.com/files/api/v1/cf-devguide/content/List_Large_Number_of_Objects-d1e1521.html
+        attribute :marker
+        
+        # @!attribute [rw] limit
+        # @return [Integer] For an integer value n, limits the number of results to at most n values.
+        # @see http://docs.rackspace.com/files/api/v1/cf-devguide/content/List_Large_Number_of_Objects-d1e1521.html
+        attribute :limit
+        
+        # @!attribute [rw] type
+        # @return [String] Given a string value x, filters the list of images by type. 
+        # @note Valid values are BASE and SNAPSHOT
+        attribute :type
 
         model Fog::Compute::RackspaceV2::Image
 
@@ -17,8 +41,17 @@ module Fog
         # @note Fog's current implementation only returns 1000 images.
         # @note Fog does not retrieve all image details. Please use get to retrieve all details for a specific image.
         # @see http://docs.rackspace.com/servers/api/v2/cs-devguide/content/List_Images-d1e4435.html
-        def all
-          data = service.list_images.body['images']
+        def all(options = {})
+          options = {
+            'name'          => name,
+            'status'        => status,
+            'marker'        => marker,
+            'limit'         => limit,
+            'type'          => type
+          }.merge!(options)
+          merge_attributes(options)
+
+          data = service.list_images(options).body['images']
           load(data)
         end
 
diff --git a/lib/fog/rackspace/models/load_balancers/load_balancer.rb b/lib/fog/rackspace/models/load_balancers/load_balancer.rb
index 4891f9375..cca2b6ac2 100644
--- a/lib/fog/rackspace/models/load_balancers/load_balancer.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/rackspace/models/load_balancers/load_balancer.rb
@@ -196,6 +196,11 @@ module Fog
           service.get_load_balancer_usage(identity, options).body
         end
 
+        def stats
+          requires :identity
+          service.get_stats(identity).body
+        end
+
         def error_page
           requires :identity
           service.get_error_page(identity).body['errorpage']['content']
diff --git a/lib/fog/rackspace/requests/compute_v2/list_images.rb b/lib/fog/rackspace/requests/compute_v2/list_images.rb
index 08e10fdda..687b605c9 100644
--- a/lib/fog/rackspace/requests/compute_v2/list_images.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/rackspace/requests/compute_v2/list_images.rb
@@ -4,29 +4,39 @@ module Fog
       class Real
         
         # Retrieves a list of images
+        # ==== Parameters
+        # * options<~String>:
+        #   * 'name'<~String> - Filters the list of images by image name
+        #   * 'limit'<~String> - Maximum number of objects to return
+        #   * 'marker'<~String> - Only return objects whose name is greater than marker
+        #   * 'status'<~String> - Filters the list of images by status
+        #   * 'type'<~String> - Filters base Rackspace images or anyn custom server images that have been created
+        #
         # @return [Excon::Response] response:
         #   * body [Hash]:
         #     * images [Array]:
         #       * [Hash]:
-        #         * id [String] - flavor id
+        #         * id [String] - image id
         #         * links [Array] - image links
         #         * name [String] - image name
         # @raise [Fog::Compute::RackspaceV2::NotFound] - HTTP 404
         # @raise [Fog::Compute::RackspaceV2::BadRequest] - HTTP 400
         # @raise [Fog::Compute::RackspaceV2::InternalServerError] - HTTP 500
         # @raise [Fog::Compute::RackspaceV2::ServiceError]
-        # @see http://docs.rackspace.com/servers/api/v2/cs-devguide/content/List_Flavors-d1e4188.html        
-        def list_images
+        # @see http://docs.rackspace.com/servers/api/v2/cs-devguide/content/List_Images-d1e4435.html
+        def list_images(options = {})
+          options = options.reject {|key, value| value.nil?}
           request(
             :expects => [200, 203],
             :method => 'GET',
-            :path => 'images'
+            :path => 'images',
+            :query => {'format' => 'json'}.merge!(options)
           )
         end
       end
 
       class Mock
-        def list_images
+        def list_images(options = {})
           images = self.data[:images].values
           response(:body => {"images" => images})
         end
diff --git a/lib/fog/rackspace/requests/identity/create_token.rb b/lib/fog/rackspace/requests/identity/create_token.rb
index 964e25894..8a1111724 100644
--- a/lib/fog/rackspace/requests/identity/create_token.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/rackspace/requests/identity/create_token.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ module Fog
             }
           }
 
-          request(
+          request_without_retry(
             :body => Fog::JSON.encode(data),
             :expects => [200, 203],
             :method => 'POST',
diff --git a/lib/fog/rackspace/requests/load_balancers/create_load_balancer.rb b/lib/fog/rackspace/requests/load_balancers/create_load_balancer.rb
index 304b09aa3..5f36f5bc1 100644
--- a/lib/fog/rackspace/requests/load_balancers/create_load_balancer.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/rackspace/requests/load_balancers/create_load_balancer.rb
@@ -24,6 +24,18 @@ module Fog
           )
         end
       end
+
+      class Mock
+        def create_load_balancer(name, protocol, port, virtual_ips, nodes, options = {})
+          data = {"loadBalancer"=>{"name"=>name, "id"=>uniq_id, "protocol"=>protocol, "port"=>port, "algorithm"=>"RANDOM", "status"=>"BUILD",
+                                   "cluster"=>{"name"=>"ztm-n13.dfw1.lbaas.rackspace.net"}, "timeout"=>30, "created"=>{"time"=>"2013-08-20T20:52:44Z"},
+                                   "updated"=>{"time"=>"2013-08-20T20:52:44Z"}, "halfClosed"=>false, "connectionLogging"=>{"enabled"=>false}, "contentCaching"=>{"enabled"=>false}}}
+          data["virtual_ips"] = virtual_ips.collect {|n| {"virtualIps"=>[{"address"=>"192.237.192.152", "id"=>uniq_id, "type"=>n[:type], "ipVersion"=>"IPV4"}, {"address"=>"2001:4800:7901:0000:ba81:a6a5:0000:0002", "id"=>9153169, "type"=>"PUBLIC", "ipVersion"=>"IPV6"}], "sourceAddresses"=>{"ipv6Public"=>"2001:4800:7901::13/64", "ipv4Servicenet"=>"10.189.254.5", "ipv4Public"=>"166.78.44.5"}}
+          data["nodes"] = nodes.collect {|n| {"address"=>n[:address], "id"=>uniq_id, "type"=>"PRIMARY", "port"=>n[:port], "status"=>"ONLINE", "condition"=>"ENABLED", "weight"=>1}}
+          data = Excon::Response.new(:body => data, :status => 202)
+          }
+        end
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/fog/rackspace/requests/load_balancers/get_stats.rb b/lib/fog/rackspace/requests/load_balancers/get_stats.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ddb4aeefa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/fog/rackspace/requests/load_balancers/get_stats.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+module Fog
+  module Rackspace
+    class LoadBalancers
+      class Real
+        def get_stats(load_balancer_id)
+
+          request(
+              :expects => 200,
+              :path => "loadbalancers/#{load_balancer_id}/stats",
+              :method => 'GET'
+          )
+        end
+      end
+
+      class Mock
+        def get_stats(load_balancer_id)
+          mock_data = {
+              'connectTimeOut' => 0,
+              'connectError' => 1,
+              'connectFailure' => 2,
+              'dataTimedOut' => 3,
+              'keepAliveTimedOut' => 4,
+              'maxConn' => 5
+          }
+
+          Excon::Response.new(:body => mock_data, :status => 200)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/fog/rackspace/service.rb b/lib/fog/rackspace/service.rb
index 8649cf273..8683e2a00 100644
--- a/lib/fog/rackspace/service.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/rackspace/service.rb
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@ module Fog
          self.send authentication_method, options
       end
 
+      def request_without_retry(params, parse_json = true, &block)
+        response = @connection.request(request_params(params), &block)
+
+        process_response(response) if parse_json
+        response
+      end
+
       def request(params, parse_json = true, &block)
         first_attempt = true
         begin
diff --git a/lib/fog/rackspace/storage.rb b/lib/fog/rackspace/storage.rb
index 7496b5ac4..dec87ef05 100644
--- a/lib/fog/rackspace/storage.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/rackspace/storage.rb
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ module Fog
           require 'mime/types'
           @rackspace_api_key = options[:rackspace_api_key]
           @rackspace_username = options[:rackspace_username]
+          @rackspace_cdn_ssl = options[:rackspace_cdn_ssl]
         end
 
         def data
@@ -95,6 +96,10 @@ module Fog
           @rackspace_region
         end
 
+        def ssl?
+          !!@rackspace_cdn_ssl
+        end
+
       end
 
       class Real < Fog::Rackspace::Service
@@ -134,7 +139,7 @@ module Fog
         # @return [Boolean] return true if service is returning SSL-Secured URLs in public_url methods
         # @see Directory#public_url
         def ssl?
-          !rackspace_cdn_ssl.nil?
+          !!rackspace_cdn_ssl
         end
 
         # Resets presistent service connections
diff --git a/tests/rackspace/block_storage_tests.rb b/tests/rackspace/block_storage_tests.rb
index f9e17c697..5a16d649e 100644
--- a/tests/rackspace/block_storage_tests.rb
+++ b/tests/rackspace/block_storage_tests.rb
@@ -105,10 +105,15 @@ Shindo.tests('Fog::Rackspace::BlockStorage', ['rackspace']) do
   tests('reauthentication') do
     pending if Fog.mocking?
 
-    @service = Fog::Rackspace::BlockStorage.new  :rackspace_region => :ord
-    returns(true, "auth token populated") { !@service.send(:auth_token).nil? }
-    @service.instance_variable_set("@auth_token", "bad-token")
-    returns(200) { @service.list_volumes.status }
+    tests('should reauth with valid credentials') do
+      @service = Fog::Rackspace::BlockStorage.new  :rackspace_region => :ord
+      returns(true, "auth token populated") { !@service.send(:auth_token).nil? }
+      @service.instance_variable_set("@auth_token", "bad-token")
+      returns(200) { @service.list_volumes.status }
+    end
+    tests('should terminate with incorrect credentials') do
+      raises(Excon::Errors::Unauthorized) {Fog::Rackspace::BlockStorage.new :rackspace_api_key => 'bad_key' }
+    end
   end
 
 end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/rackspace/cdn_tests.rb b/tests/rackspace/cdn_tests.rb
index cda51d850..c369a49fc 100644
--- a/tests/rackspace/cdn_tests.rb
+++ b/tests/rackspace/cdn_tests.rb
@@ -99,10 +99,15 @@ Shindo.tests('Fog::CDN::Rackspace', ['rackspace']) do
   tests('reauthentication') do
     pending if Fog.mocking?
 
-    @service = Fog::CDN::Rackspace.new
-    returns(true, "auth token populated") { !@service.send(:auth_token).nil? }
-    @service.instance_variable_set("@auth_token", "bad-token")
-    returns(true) { [200, 204].include? @service.get_containers.status }
+    tests('should reauth with valid credentials') do
+      @service = Fog::CDN::Rackspace.new  :rackspace_region => :ord
+      returns(true, "auth token populated") { !@service.send(:auth_token).nil? }
+      @service.instance_variable_set("@auth_token", "bad-token")
+      returns(true) { [200, 204].include? @service.get_containers.status }
+    end
+    tests('should terminate with incorrect credentials') do
+      raises(Excon::Errors::Unauthorized) { Fog::CDN::Rackspace.new :rackspace_api_key => 'bad_key' }
+    end
   end
 
   pending if Fog.mocking?
diff --git a/tests/rackspace/compute_tests.rb b/tests/rackspace/compute_tests.rb
index 638ed5776..f64e8a6c3 100644
--- a/tests/rackspace/compute_tests.rb
+++ b/tests/rackspace/compute_tests.rb
@@ -91,9 +91,15 @@ Shindo.tests('Rackspace | Compute', ['rackspace']) do
   tests('reauthentication') do
     pending if Fog.mocking?
 
-    @service =  Fog::Compute::Rackspace.new
-    returns(true, "auth token populated") { !@service.send(:auth_token).nil? }
-    @service.instance_variable_set("@auth_token", "bad-token")
-    returns(true) { [200, 203].include?(@service.list_flavors.status) }
+    tests('should reauth with valid credentials') do
+      @service =  Fog::Compute::Rackspace.new
+      returns(true, "auth token populated") { !@service.send(:auth_token).nil? }
+      @service.instance_variable_set("@auth_token", "bad-token")
+      returns(true) { [200, 203].include?(@service.list_flavors.status) }
+    end
+    tests('should terminate with incorrect credentials') do
+      raises(Excon::Errors::Unauthorized) { Fog::Compute::Rackspace.new :rackspace_api_key => 'bad_key' }
+    end
+
   end
 end
diff --git a/tests/rackspace/compute_v2_tests.rb b/tests/rackspace/compute_v2_tests.rb
index 3d0d9e63f..494f53707 100644
--- a/tests/rackspace/compute_v2_tests.rb
+++ b/tests/rackspace/compute_v2_tests.rb
@@ -104,10 +104,15 @@ Shindo.tests('Fog::Compute::RackspaceV2', ['rackspace']) do
   tests('reauthentication') do
     pending if Fog.mocking?
 
-    @service = Fog::Compute::RackspaceV2.new
-    returns(true, "auth token populated") { !@service.send(:auth_token).nil? }
-    @service.instance_variable_set("@auth_token", "bad_token")
-    returns(true) { [200, 203].include? @service.list_flavors.status }
+    tests('should reauth with valid credentials') do
+      @service = Fog::Compute::RackspaceV2.new
+      returns(true, "auth token populated") { !@service.send(:auth_token).nil? }
+      @service.instance_variable_set("@auth_token", "bad_token")
+      returns(true) { [200, 203].include? @service.list_flavors.status }
+    end
+    tests('should terminate with incorrect credentials') do
+      raises(Excon::Errors::Unauthorized) { Fog::Compute::RackspaceV2.new :rackspace_api_key => 'bad_key' }
+    end
   end
 
 end
diff --git a/tests/rackspace/databases_tests.rb b/tests/rackspace/databases_tests.rb
index e80302c05..caaf044a6 100644
--- a/tests/rackspace/databases_tests.rb
+++ b/tests/rackspace/databases_tests.rb
@@ -105,10 +105,15 @@ Shindo.tests('Fog::Rackspace::Databases', ['rackspace']) do |variable|
   tests('reauthentication') do
     pending if Fog.mocking?
 
-    @service = Fog::Rackspace::Databases.new
-    returns(true, "auth token populated") { !@service.send(:auth_token).nil? }
-    @service.instance_variable_set("@auth_token", "bad_token")
-    returns(200) { @service.list_flavors.status }
+    tests('should reauth with valid credentials') do
+      @service = Fog::Rackspace::Databases.new
+      returns(true, "auth token populated") { !@service.send(:auth_token).nil? }
+      @service.instance_variable_set("@auth_token", "bad_token")
+      returns(200) { @service.list_flavors.status }
+    end
+    tests('should terminate with incorrect credentials') do
+      raises(Excon::Errors::Unauthorized) { Fog::Rackspace::Databases.new :rackspace_api_key => 'bad_key' }
+    end
   end
 
   @service = Fog::Rackspace::Databases.new
diff --git a/tests/rackspace/dns_tests.rb b/tests/rackspace/dns_tests.rb
index 243886c48..1d5cb9ab7 100644
--- a/tests/rackspace/dns_tests.rb
+++ b/tests/rackspace/dns_tests.rb
@@ -85,10 +85,15 @@ Shindo.tests('Fog::DNS::Rackspace', ['rackspace']) do
   tests('reauthentication') do
     pending if Fog.mocking?
 
-    @service =Fog::DNS::Rackspace.new
-    returns(true, "auth token populated") { !@service.send(:auth_token).nil? }
-    @service.instance_variable_set("@auth_token", "bad_token")
-    returns(200) { @service.list_domains.status }
+    tests('should reauth with valid credentials') do
+      @service = Fog::DNS::Rackspace.new
+      returns(true, "auth token populated") { !@service.send(:auth_token).nil? }
+      @service.instance_variable_set("@auth_token", "bad_token")
+      returns(200) { @service.list_domains.status }
+    end
+    tests('should terminate with incorrect credentials') do
+      raises(Excon::Errors::Unauthorized) { Fog::DNS::Rackspace.new :rackspace_api_key => 'bad_key' }
+    end
   end
 
   tests('array_to_query_string') do
diff --git a/tests/rackspace/identity_tests.rb b/tests/rackspace/identity_tests.rb
index ca3ad478a..28171825b 100644
--- a/tests/rackspace/identity_tests.rb
+++ b/tests/rackspace/identity_tests.rb
@@ -16,10 +16,15 @@ Shindo.tests('Fog::Rackspace::Identity', ['rackspace']) do
   tests('reauthentication') do
     pending if Fog.mocking?
 
-    @service = Fog::Rackspace::Identity.new  :rackspace_region => :ord
-    returns(true, "auth token populated") { !@service.auth_token.nil? }
-    @service.instance_variable_set("@auth_token", "bad-token")
-    returns(true) { [200, 203].include? @service.list_tenants.status }
+    tests('should reauth with valid credentials') do
+      @service = Fog::Rackspace::Identity.new  :rackspace_region => :ord
+      returns(true, "auth token populated") { !@service.auth_token.nil? }
+      @service.instance_variable_set("@auth_token", "bad-token")
+      returns(true) { [200, 203].include? @service.list_tenants.status }
+    end
+    tests('should terminate with incorrect credentials') do
+      raises(Excon::Errors::Unauthorized) { Fog::Rackspace::Identity.new :rackspace_api_key => 'bad_key' }
+    end
   end
 
 end
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diff --git a/tests/rackspace/load_balancer_tests.rb b/tests/rackspace/load_balancer_tests.rb
index 2f4dab179..0dfb67eb5 100644
--- a/tests/rackspace/load_balancer_tests.rb
+++ b/tests/rackspace/load_balancer_tests.rb
@@ -105,10 +105,14 @@ Shindo.tests('Fog::Rackspace::LoadBalancers', ['rackspace']) do
   tests('reauthentication') do
     pending if Fog.mocking?
 
-    @service = Fog::Rackspace::LoadBalancers.new
-    returns(true, "auth token populated") { !@service.send(:auth_token).nil? }
-    @service.instance_variable_set("@auth_token", "bad-token")
-    returns(200) { @service.list_load_balancers.status }
+    tests('should reauth with valid credentials') do
+      @service = Fog::Rackspace::LoadBalancers.new
+      returns(true, "auth token populated") { !@service.send(:auth_token).nil? }
+      @service.instance_variable_set("@auth_token", "bad-token")
+      returns(200) { @service.list_load_balancers.status }    end
+    tests('should terminate with incorrect credentials') do
+      raises(Excon::Errors::Unauthorized) { Fog::Rackspace::LoadBalancers.new:rackspace_api_key => 'bad_key' }
+    end
   end
 
   pending if Fog.mocking?
diff --git a/tests/rackspace/models/load_balancers/load_balancer_tests.rb b/tests/rackspace/models/load_balancers/load_balancer_tests.rb
index 1397324ec..bea275406 100644
--- a/tests/rackspace/models/load_balancers/load_balancer_tests.rb
+++ b/tests/rackspace/models/load_balancers/load_balancer_tests.rb
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ Shindo.tests('Fog::Rackspace::LoadBalancers | load_balancer', ['rackspace']) do
       end
 
       @instance.wait_for { ready? }
+
+      tests('#stats').succeeds do
+        @instance.stats
+      end
+
       tests('#enable_connection_logging').succeeds do
         @instance.enable_connection_logging
         returns(true) { @instance.connection_logging }
diff --git a/tests/rackspace/monitoring_tests.rb b/tests/rackspace/monitoring_tests.rb
index 5ab8dafb6..95a69cbef 100644
--- a/tests/rackspace/monitoring_tests.rb
+++ b/tests/rackspace/monitoring_tests.rb
@@ -63,10 +63,15 @@ Shindo.tests('Fog::Rackspace::Monitoring', ['rackspace','rackspace_monitoring'])
   tests('reauthentication') do
     pending if Fog.mocking?
 
-    @service = Fog::Rackspace::Monitoring.new
-    returns(true, "auth token populated") { !@service.send(:auth_token).nil? }
-    @service.instance_variable_set("@auth_token", "bad_token")
-    returns(true) { [200, 203].include? @service.list_entities.status }
+    tests('should reauth with valid credentials') do
+      @service = Fog::Rackspace::Monitoring.new
+      returns(true, "auth token populated") { !@service.send(:auth_token).nil? }
+      @service.instance_variable_set("@auth_token", "bad_token")
+      returns(true) { [200, 203].include? @service.list_entities.status }
+    end
+    tests('should terminate with incorrect credentials') do
+      raises(Excon::Errors::Unauthorized) { Fog::Rackspace::Monitoring.new :rackspace_api_key => 'bad_key' }
+    end
   end
 
 end
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diff --git a/tests/rackspace/requests/load_balancers/get_stats_tests.rb b/tests/rackspace/requests/load_balancers/get_stats_tests.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ebb8b344f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/rackspace/requests/load_balancers/get_stats_tests.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Shindo.tests('Fog::Rackspace::LoadBalancers | load_balancer_get_stats', ['rackspace']) do
+
+  given_a_load_balancer_service do
+    given_a_load_balancer do
+      tests('success') do
+        @lb.wait_for { ready? }
+        tests("#get_stats(#{@lb.id})").formats(LOAD_BALANCER_STATS_FORMAT) do
+          @service.get_stats(@lb.id).body
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/rackspace/requests/load_balancers/helper.rb b/tests/rackspace/requests/load_balancers/helper.rb
index 7f79f9250..407462b23 100644
--- a/tests/rackspace/requests/load_balancers/helper.rb
+++ b/tests/rackspace/requests/load_balancers/helper.rb
@@ -32,6 +32,15 @@ LOAD_BALANCER_USAGE_FORMAT = {
   ]
 }
 
+LOAD_BALANCER_STATS_FORMAT = {
+    'connectTimeOut' => Integer,
+    'connectError' => Integer,
+    'connectFailure' => Integer,
+    'dataTimedOut' => Integer,
+    'keepAliveTimedOut' => Integer,
+    'maxConn' => Integer
+}
+
 SSL_TERMINATION_FORMAT = {
   'sslTermination' => {
     'certificate' => String,
diff --git a/tests/rackspace/storage_tests.rb b/tests/rackspace/storage_tests.rb
index fc3dc6b16..2985318c9 100644
--- a/tests/rackspace/storage_tests.rb
+++ b/tests/rackspace/storage_tests.rb
@@ -102,15 +102,34 @@ Shindo.tests('Rackspace | Storage', ['rackspace']) do
   tests('reauthentication') do
     pending if Fog.mocking?
 
-    @service = Fog::Storage::Rackspace.new
-    returns(true, "auth token populated") { !@service.send(:auth_token).nil? }
-    @service.instance_variable_set("@auth_token", "bad-token")
-    returns(204) { @service.head_containers.status }
+    tests('should reauth with valid credentials') do
+      @service = Fog::Storage::Rackspace.new
+      returns(true, "auth token populated") { !@service.send(:auth_token).nil? }
+      @service.instance_variable_set("@auth_token", "bad-token")
+      returns(204) { @service.head_containers.status }
+    end
+    tests('should terminate with incorrect credentials') do
+      raises(Excon::Errors::Unauthorized) { Fog::Storage::Rackspace.new :rackspace_api_key => 'bad_key' }
+    end
   end
     
   tests('account').succeeds do
     pending if Fog.mocking?    
      Fog::Storage[:rackspace].account
   end
+
+  tests('ssl') do
+    tests('ssl enabled') do
+      @service = Fog::Storage::Rackspace.new(:rackspace_cdn_ssl => true)
+      returns(true) { @service.ssl? }
+    end
+    tests('ssl disabled') do
+      @service = Fog::Storage::Rackspace.new(:rackspace_cdn_ssl => false)
+      returns(false) { @service.ssl? }
+
+      @service = Fog::Storage::Rackspace.new(:rackspace_cdn_ssl => nil)
+      returns(false) { @service.ssl? }
+    end
+  end
 end
 
diff --git a/tests/rackspace/url_encoding_tests.rb b/tests/rackspace/url_encoding_tests.rb
index 6e5b92d80..6b5eebb18 100644
--- a/tests/rackspace/url_encoding_tests.rb
+++ b/tests/rackspace/url_encoding_tests.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 Shindo.tests('Rackspace | url_encoding', ['rackspace']) do
-  returns( Fog::Rackspace.escape( "is this my file?.jpg" ) ) { "is%20this%20my%20file%3F.jpg" }
+  returns("is%20this%20my%20file%3F.jpg") { Fog::Rackspace.escape("is this my file?.jpg") }
+  returns("foo/bar") { Fog::Rackspace.escape("foo/bar", "/") }
+  returns("foo%2Fbar") { Fog::Rackspace.escape("foo/bar", "0") }
 end