diff --git a/ceilometer/tests/unit/publisher/test_gnocchi.py b/ceilometer/tests/unit/publisher/test_gnocchi.py
index 9a9125fbfb..b7b0dcab93 100644
--- a/ceilometer/tests/unit/publisher/test_gnocchi.py
+++ b/ceilometer/tests/unit/publisher/test_gnocchi.py
@@ -375,18 +375,30 @@ class PublisherTest(base.BaseTestCase):
     @mock.patch('ceilometer.publisher.gnocchi.GnocchiPublisher'
                 '.batch_measures')
     def test_unhandled_meter_with_no_resource_id(self, fake_batch):
-        samples = [sample.Sample(
-            name='unknown.meter',
-            unit='GB',
-            type=sample.TYPE_GAUGE,
-            volume=2,
-            user_id='test_user',
-            project_id='test_project',
-            source='openstack',
-            timestamp='2014-05-08 20:23:48.028195',
-            resource_id=None,
-            resource_metadata={}
-        )]
+        samples = [
+            sample.Sample(
+                name='unknown.meter',
+                unit='GB',
+                type=sample.TYPE_GAUGE,
+                volume=2,
+                user_id='test_user',
+                project_id='test_project',
+                source='openstack',
+                timestamp='2014-05-08 20:23:48.028195',
+                resource_id=None,
+                resource_metadata={}),
+            sample.Sample(
+                name='unknown.meter',
+                unit='GB',
+                type=sample.TYPE_GAUGE,
+                volume=2,
+                user_id='test_user',
+                project_id='test_project',
+                source='openstack',
+                timestamp='2014-05-08 20:23:48.028195',
+                resource_id="Some-other-resource-id",
+                resource_metadata={})
+        ]
         url = netutils.urlsplit("gnocchi://")
         d = gnocchi.GnocchiPublisher(self.conf.conf, url)
         d._already_checked_archive_policies = True