diff --git a/tests/rackspace/models/monitoring/alarm_example_tests.rb b/tests/rackspace/models/monitoring/alarm_example_tests.rb
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+++ b/tests/rackspace/models/monitoring/alarm_example_tests.rb
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+Shindo.tests('Fog::Rackspace::Monitoring | alarm_example', ['rackspace','rackspacemonitoring']) do
+  service = Fog::Rackspace::Monitoring.new
+
+  tests('#entity=') do
+    tests('should create new entity if object is a string') do
+      check = Fog::Rackspace::Monitoring::Check.new
+      id = "123123"
+      check.entity = "123123"
+      returns(Fog::Rackspace::Monitoring::Entity) { check.entity.class }
+      returns(id) { check.entity.id }
+    end
+    tests('should set entity if object is an entity') do
+      id = "555"
+      entity = Fog::Rackspace::Monitoring::Entity.new(:id => id)
+      check = Fog::Rackspace::Monitoring::Check.new
+      check.entity = entity
+      returns(Fog::Rackspace::Monitoring::Entity) { check.entity.class }
+      returns(id) { check.entity.id }
+    end
+  end
+
+  begin
+    @entity = service.entities.create :label => "fog_#{Time.now.to_i.to_s}"
+
+    options = CHECK_CREATE_OPTIONS.merge(:label => "fog_#{Time.now.to_i.to_s}", :entity => @entity)
+    collection = service.checks(:entity => @entity)
+    model_tests(collection, options, false) do
+      tests('#update').succeeds do
+        new_label = "new_label_#{Time.now.to_i.to_s}"
+        @instance.label = new_label
+        timeout = 2
+        @instance.timeout = 2
+        @instance.save
+        @instance.timeout = -1 # blank out timeout just to make sure
+        @instance.label = nil # blank out label just to make sure
+        @instance.reload
+        returns(timeout) { @instance.timeout }
+        returns(new_label) { @instance.label}
+      end
+
+      tests('#metrics').succeeds do
+        @instance.metrics
+      end
+    end
+  ensure
+    @entity.destroy unless @entity
+  end
+end