diff --git a/robot-systest/lib/vim_lib.robot b/robot-systest/lib/vim_lib.robot
index a54448a..a156a9e 100644
--- a/robot-systest/lib/vim_lib.robot
+++ b/robot-systest/lib/vim_lib.robot
@@ -70,6 +70,13 @@
     Should Not Be Equal As Strings  ${stdout}  ${vim_name}
 
 
+Check for VIM Target Metric
+    [Arguments]  ${vim_name}  ${prometheus_host}  ${prometheus_port}
+
+    ${vim_account_id}=  Get VIM Target ID  ${vim_name}
+    Wait Until Keyword Succeeds  ${vim_status_max_wait_time}  ${vim_status_pol_time}  Check If VIM Target Has Metric  ${vim_account_id}  ${prometheus_host}  ${prometheus_port}
+
+
 Check for VIM Target Status
     [Arguments]  ${vim_name}  ${prometheus_host}  ${prometheus_port}
 
@@ -91,3 +98,10 @@
 
     ${metric}=  Get Metric  ${prometheus_host}  ${prometheus_port}  osm_vim_status  vim_account_id=${vim_account_id}
     Should Be Equal As Integers  ${metric}  1  msg=VIM Target '${vim_account_id}' is not active  values=false
+
+
+Check If VIM Target Has Metric
+    [Arguments]  ${vim_account_id}  ${prometheus_host}  ${prometheus_port}
+
+    ${metric}=  Get Metric  ${prometheus_host}  ${prometheus_port}  osm_vim_status  vim_account_id=${vim_account_id}
+    Should Be True   ${metric} <2   msg=VIM Target '${vim_account_id}' has no metric