diff --git a/tests/integration/test_connection.py b/tests/integration/test_connection.py
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+import asyncio
+import pytest
+
+from juju.client.connection import Connection
+from juju.client import client
+from .. import base
+
+
+@base.bootstrapped
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_connect_current(event_loop):
+    async with base.CleanModel():
+        conn = await Connection.connect_current()
+
+        assert isinstance(conn, Connection)
+        await conn.close()
+
+
+@base.bootstrapped
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_monitor(event_loop):
+
+    async with base.CleanModel():
+        conn = await Connection.connect_current()
+
+        assert conn.monitor.status == 'connected'
+        await conn.close()
+
+        assert conn.monitor.status == 'disconnected'
+
+
+@base.bootstrapped
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_monitor_catches_error(event_loop):
+
+    async with base.CleanModel():
+        conn = await Connection.connect_current()
+
+        assert conn.monitor.status == 'connected'
+        await conn.ws.close()
+
+        assert conn.monitor.status == 'error'
+
+        await conn.close()
+
+
+@base.bootstrapped
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_full_status(event_loop):
+    async with base.CleanModel() as model:
+        await model.deploy(
+            'ubuntu-0',
+            application_name='ubuntu',
+            series='trusty',
+            channel='stable',
+        )
+
+        c = client.ClientFacade.from_connection(model.connection)
+
+        await c.FullStatus(None)
+
+
+@base.bootstrapped
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_reconnect(event_loop):
+    async with base.CleanModel() as model:
+        conn = await Connection.connect(
+            model.connection.endpoint,
+            model.connection.uuid,
+            model.connection.username,
+            model.connection.password,
+            model.connection.cacert,
+            model.connection.macaroons,
+            model.connection.loop,
+            model.connection.max_frame_size)
+        try:
+            await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+            assert conn.is_open
+            await conn.ws.close()
+            assert not conn.is_open
+            await model.block_until(lambda: conn.is_open, timeout=3)
+        finally:
+            await conn.close()