diff --git a/proliantutils/tests/ilo/test_ris.py b/proliantutils/tests/ilo/test_ris.py
index abb0dcf8..2f8a99c9 100755
--- a/proliantutils/tests/ilo/test_ris.py
+++ b/proliantutils/tests/ilo/test_ris.py
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 import json
 
 import mock
+from requests.packages import urllib3
+from requests.packages.urllib3 import exceptions as urllib3_exceptions
 import testtools
 
 from proliantutils import exception
@@ -26,6 +28,34 @@ from proliantutils.ilo import ris
 from proliantutils.tests.ilo import ris_sample_outputs as ris_outputs
 
 
+class IloRisTestCaseInitTestCase(testtools.TestCase):
+
+    @mock.patch.object(urllib3, 'disable_warnings')
+    def test_init(self, disable_warning_mock):
+        ris_client = ris.RISOperations(
+            "x.x.x.x", "admin", "Admin", bios_password='foo',
+            cacert='/somepath')
+
+        self.assertEqual(ris_client.host, "x.x.x.x")
+        self.assertEqual(ris_client.login, "admin")
+        self.assertEqual(ris_client.password, "Admin")
+        self.assertEqual(ris_client.bios_password, "foo")
+        self.assertEqual({}, ris_client.message_registries)
+        self.assertEqual(ris_client.cacert, '/somepath')
+
+    @mock.patch.object(urllib3, 'disable_warnings')
+    def test_init_without_cacert(self, disable_warning_mock):
+        ris_client = ris.RISOperations(
+            "x.x.x.x", "admin", "Admin", bios_password='foo')
+
+        self.assertEqual(ris_client.host, "x.x.x.x")
+        self.assertEqual(ris_client.login, "admin")
+        self.assertEqual(ris_client.password, "Admin")
+        self.assertIsNone(ris_client.cacert)
+        disable_warning_mock.assert_called_once_with(
+            urllib3_exceptions.InsecureRequestWarning)
+
+
 class IloRisTestCase(testtools.TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):