diff --git a/test/OpenStack/__init__.py b/test/OpenStack/__init__.py
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+# Copyright 2017 Intel Research and Development Ireland Limited
+# *************************************************************
+
+# This file is part of OSM Monitoring module
+# All Rights Reserved to Intel Corporation
+
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+# For those usages not covered by the Apache License, Version 2.0 please
+# contact: helena.mcgough@intel.com or adrian.hoban@intel.com
+##
+
diff --git a/test/OpenStack/test_common.py b/test/OpenStack/test_common.py
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+# Copyright 2017 Intel Research and Development Ireland Limited
+# *************************************************************
+
+# This file is part of OSM Monitoring module
+# All Rights Reserved to Intel Corporation
+
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+# For those usages not covered by the Apache License, Version 2.0 please
+# contact: helena.mcgough@intel.com or adrian.hoban@intel.com
+##
+"""Tests for all common OpenStack methods."""
+
+import unittest
+
+import mock
+
+from plugins.OpenStack.common import Common
+
+import requests
+
+
+class TestCommon(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Test the common class for OpenStack plugins."""
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        """Test Setup."""
+        super(TestCommon, self).setUp()
+        self.common = Common()
+
+    @mock.patch.object(requests, 'post')
+    def test_post_req(self, post):
+        """Testing a post request."""
+        self.common._perform_request("url", "auth_token", req_type="post",
+                                     payload="payload")
+
+        post.assert_called_with("url", data="payload", headers=mock.ANY,
+                                timeout=mock.ANY)
+
+    @mock.patch.object(requests, 'get')
+    def test_get_req(self, get):
+        """Testing a get request."""
+        # Run the defualt get request without any parameters
+        self.common._perform_request("url", "auth_token", req_type="get")
+
+        get.assert_called_with("url", params=None, headers=mock.ANY,
+                               timeout=mock.ANY)
+
+        # Test with some parameters specified
+        get.reset_mock()
+        self.common._perform_request("url", "auth_token", req_type="get",
+                                     params="some parameters")
+
+        get.assert_called_with("url", params="some parameters",
+                               headers=mock.ANY, timeout=mock.ANY)
+
+    @mock.patch.object(requests, 'put')
+    def test_put_req(self, put):
+        """Testing a put request."""
+        self.common._perform_request("url", "auth_token", req_type="put",
+                                     payload="payload")
+        put.assert_called_with("url", data="payload", headers=mock.ANY,
+                               timeout=mock.ANY)
+
+    @mock.patch.object(requests, 'delete')
+    def test_delete_req(self, delete):
+        """Testing a delete request."""
+        self.common._perform_request("url", "auth_token", req_type="delete")
+
+        delete.assert_called_with("url", headers=mock.ANY, timeout=mock.ANY)