diff --git a/tests/rackspace/requests/monitoring/alarm_tests.rb b/tests/rackspace/requests/monitoring/alarm_tests.rb
index 895b6a68f..d9d738201 100644
--- a/tests/rackspace/requests/monitoring/alarm_tests.rb
+++ b/tests/rackspace/requests/monitoring/alarm_tests.rb
@@ -5,11 +5,7 @@ Shindo.tests('Fog::Rackspace::Monitoring | alarm_tests', ['rackspace','rackspace
   entity_id = account.create_entity(:label => "Foo").data[:headers]["X-Object-ID"]
   check_id = account.create_check(entity_id, CHECK_CREATE_OPTIONS).data[:headers]["X-Object-ID"]
   alarm_id = nil
-  ##############################################################################
-  # Notification plan was created externally with raxmon.  Should create one on
-  # the fly once there is support for notifications plans in fog
-  ##############################################################################
-  np = "npKV0PI5Js"
+  np = "npTechnicalContactsEmail"
   tests('success') do
     tests('#create new alarm').formats(DATA_FORMAT) do
       alarm_criteria = "if (metric['code'] == '404') { return new AlarmStatus(CRITICAL, 'Page not found');}"
@@ -59,4 +55,4 @@ Shindo.tests('Fog::Rackspace::Monitoring | alarm_tests', ['rackspace','rackspace
   end
   account.delete_check(entity_id,check_id)
   account.delete_entity(entity_id)
-end
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+end
diff --git a/tests/rackspace/requests/monitoring/list_tests.rb b/tests/rackspace/requests/monitoring/list_tests.rb
index 9dbc1133d..6dd3fe5de 100644
--- a/tests/rackspace/requests/monitoring/list_tests.rb
+++ b/tests/rackspace/requests/monitoring/list_tests.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ Shindo.tests('Fog::Rackspace::Monitoring | list_tests', ['rackspace','rackspace_
   account = Fog::Rackspace::Monitoring.new
   entity_id = account.create_entity(:label => "Foo").data[:headers]["X-Object-ID"]
   check_id = account.create_check(entity_id,CHECK_CREATE_OPTIONS).data[:headers]["X-Object-ID"]
+  metric_name = "idle_percent_average"
+  now = Time.now.to_i
+  SLEEP_TIME= 2
+  sleep(SLEEP_TIME)
+
   tests('success') do
     tests('#get list of checks').formats(LIST_HEADERS_FORMAT) do
       account.list_checks(entity_id).data[:headers]
@@ -23,6 +28,14 @@ Shindo.tests('Fog::Rackspace::Monitoring | list_tests', ['rackspace','rackspace_
     tests('#list notification plans').formats(LIST_HEADERS_FORMAT) do
       account.list_notification_plans().data[:headers]
     end
+    tests('#get list of data points').formats(LIST_HEADERS_FORMAT) do
+      options = {
+        :points => 1,
+        :from => now,
+        :to => now+SLEEP_TIME
+      }
+      account.list_data_points(entity_id,check_id,metric_name,options).data[:headers]
+    end
   end
   tests('failure') do
     tests('#fail to list checks').raises(Fog::Rackspace::Monitoring::NotFound) do
@@ -44,7 +57,10 @@ Shindo.tests('Fog::Rackspace::Monitoring | list_tests', ['rackspace','rackspace_
     tests('#fail: 1 argument instead of 0 for list_notification_plans').raises(ArgumentError) do
       account.list_notification_plans('fail')
     end
+    tests('#fail to get list of data points').raises(Fog::Rackspace::Monitoring::BadRequest) do
+      account.list_data_points(-1,-1,-1,-1).data
+    end
   end
   account.delete_check(entity_id,check_id)
   account.delete_entity(entity_id)
-end
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+end