diff --git a/vitrage_tempest_tests/tests/api/event/test_events.py b/vitrage_tempest_tests/tests/api/event/test_events.py
index a6aaf9316..4da7c7971 100644
--- a/vitrage_tempest_tests/tests/api/event/test_events.py
+++ b/vitrage_tempest_tests/tests/api/event/test_events.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 import six
-import time
 
 from datetime import datetime
 from oslo_log import log as logging
@@ -24,8 +23,10 @@ from vitrage.common.constants import EventProperties as EventProps
 from vitrage.common.constants import VertexProperties as VProps
 from vitrage import keystone_client
 from vitrage import service
+from vitrage_tempest_tests.tests.utils import wait_for_answer
 from vitrageclient import client as v_client
 
+
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -52,16 +53,27 @@ class TestEvents(base.BaseTestCase):
         }
         self._test_send_doctor_event(details)
 
+    def test_send_doctor_event_without_resource_id_v2(self):
+        """Sending an event in Doctor format should result in an alarm"""
+        details = {
+            'hostname': 'host457',
+            'source': 'sample_monitor',
+            'cause': 'another alarm',
+            'severity': 'critical',
+            'status': 'down',
+            'monitor_id': 'sample monitor',
+            'monitor_event_id': '103',
+        }
+        self._test_send_doctor_event(details)
+
     def _test_send_doctor_event(self, details):
         try:
             # post an event to the message bus
             event_time = datetime.now()
             event_time_iso = event_time.isoformat()
             event_type = 'compute.host.down'
-
             self.vitrage_client.event.post(event_time_iso, event_type, details)
-
-            api_alarms = self._wait_for_status(2, self._check_alarms)
+            api_alarms = wait_for_answer(2, 0.5, self._check_alarms)
 
             # expect to get a 'host down alarm', generated by Doctor datasource
             self.assertIsNotNone(api_alarms, 'Expected host down alarm')
@@ -70,14 +82,15 @@ class TestEvents(base.BaseTestCase):
             alarm = api_alarms[0]
             event_time_tz = six.u(event_time.strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ'))
             self._check_alarm(alarm, event_time_tz, event_type, details)
+
             event_time = datetime.now()
             event_time_iso = event_time.isoformat()
             details['status'] = 'up'
             self.vitrage_client.event.post(event_time_iso, event_type, details)
-            self._wait_for_status(2, self._check_alarms)
-            # TODO(iaffek)
-            # self.assertIsNotNone(api_alarms, 'Expected host down alarm')
-            # self.assertEqual(0, len(api_alarms), 'Expected host down alarm')
+
+            api_alarms = wait_for_answer(2, 0.5, self._check_alarms)
+            self.assertIsNotNone(api_alarms, 'Expected host down alarm')
+            self.assertEqual(0, len(api_alarms), 'Expected host down alarm')
 
         except Exception as e:
             LOG.exception(e)
@@ -90,7 +103,6 @@ class TestEvents(base.BaseTestCase):
                                                     all_tenants=True)
         if api_alarms:
             return True, api_alarms
-
         return False, api_alarms
 
     def _check_alarm(self, alarm, event_time, event_type, details):
@@ -100,16 +112,3 @@ class TestEvents(base.BaseTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(details['status'], alarm['status'])
         self.assertFalse(alarm[VProps.VITRAGE_IS_DELETED])
         self.assertFalse(alarm[VProps.VITRAGE_IS_PLACEHOLDER])
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _wait_for_status(max_waiting, func, **kwargs):
-        count = 0
-        status, res = False, None
-        while count < max_waiting:
-            status, res = func(**kwargs)
-            if status:
-                return res
-            count += 1
-            time.sleep(2)
-        LOG.info("wait_for_status - False")
-        return res
diff --git a/vitrage_tempest_tests/tests/utils.py b/vitrage_tempest_tests/tests/utils.py
index 27e740741..766c9c091 100644
--- a/vitrage_tempest_tests/tests/utils.py
+++ b/vitrage_tempest_tests/tests/utils.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 from functools import wraps
 
 import socket
+import time
 
 from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_config.cfg import NoSuchOptError
@@ -125,3 +126,16 @@ def tempest_logger(func):
         return result
 
     return func_name_print_func
+
+
+def wait_for_answer(max_waiting, time_between_attempts, func, **kwargs):
+    """time_between_attempts should be in range of 0 to 1"""
+    status, res = False, None
+    start_time = time.time()
+    while time.time() - start_time < max_waiting:
+        time.sleep(time_between_attempts)
+        status, res = func(**kwargs)
+        if status:
+            return res
+    LOG.info("wait for answer- False")
+    return res