diff --git a/maxctrl/test/cluster.js b/maxctrl/test/cluster.js
index 5a1658012..48a112a48 100644
--- a/maxctrl/test/cluster.js
+++ b/maxctrl/test/cluster.js
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ describe('Cluster Sync', function() {
     })
 
     it('sync after monitor creation', function() {
-        return doCommand('create monitor my-monitor-2 mysqlmon --hosts ' + secondary_host)
+        return doCommand('create monitor my-monitor-2 mysqlmon user=maxuser password=maxpwd --hosts ' + secondary_host)
             .then(() => verifyCommand('cluster sync ' + secondary_host + ' --hosts ' + primary_host,
                                       'monitors/my-monitor-2'))
     })
diff --git a/maxctrl/test/createdestroy.js b/maxctrl/test/createdestroy.js
index 0e4e745d0..3214aadbf 100644
--- a/maxctrl/test/createdestroy.js
+++ b/maxctrl/test/createdestroy.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ describe("Create/Destroy Commands", function() {
     before(startMaxScale)
 
     it('create monitor', function() {
-        return verifyCommand('create monitor my-monitor mysqlmon', 'monitors/my-monitor')
+        return verifyCommand('create monitor my-monitor mysqlmon user=maxuser password=maxpwd', 'monitors/my-monitor')
             .should.be.fulfilled
     })
 
diff --git a/server/core/test/rest-api/test/monitor.js b/server/core/test/rest-api/test/monitor.js
index 16963a129..235f9fe0a 100644
--- a/server/core/test/rest-api/test/monitor.js
+++ b/server/core/test/rest-api/test/monitor.js
@@ -1,16 +1,21 @@
 require("../utils.js")()
 
-var monitor = {
-    data: {
-        id: "test-monitor",
-        type: "monitors",
-        attributes: {
-            module: "mysqlmon"
+describe("Monitor", function() {
+
+    var monitor = {
+        data: {
+            id: "test-monitor",
+            type: "monitors",
+            attributes: {
+                module: "mysqlmon",
+                parameters: {
+                    user: "maxuser",
+                    password: "maxpwd"
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
-}
 
-describe("Monitor", function() {
     before(startMaxScale)
 
     it("create new monitor", function() {
@@ -42,6 +47,20 @@ describe("Monitor", function() {
 describe("Monitor Relationships", function() {
     before(startMaxScale)
 
+    var monitor = {
+        data: {
+            id: "test-monitor",
+            type: "monitors",
+            attributes: {
+                module: "mysqlmon",
+                parameters: {
+                    user: "maxuser",
+                    password: "maxpwd"
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     it("create new monitor", function() {
         return request.post(base_url + "/monitors/", {json: monitor})
             .should.be.fulfilled