diff --git a/python_apps/media-monitor2/tests/test_instance.py b/python_apps/media-monitor2/tests/test_instance.py
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+++ b/python_apps/media-monitor2/tests/test_instance.py
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+import unittest
+from copy import deepcopy
+from media.saas.airtimeinstance import AirtimeInstance, NoConfigFile
+
+class TestAirtimeInstance(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.cfg = {
+            'api_client'    : 'tests/test_instance.py',
+            'media_monitor' : 'tests/test_instance.py',
+            'logging'       : 'tests/test_instance.py',
+        }
+
+    def test_init_good(self):
+        AirtimeInstance("/root", self.cfg)
+        self.assertTrue(True)
+
+    def test_init_bad(self):
+        cfg = deepcopy(self.cfg)
+        cfg['api_client'] = 'bs'
+        with self.assertRaises(NoConfigFile):
+            AirtimeInstance("/root", cfg)