diff --git a/ceilometerclient/openstack/common/apiclient/base.py b/ceilometerclient/openstack/common/apiclient/base.py
index 17016eb8..3e5dc225 100644
--- a/ceilometerclient/openstack/common/apiclient/base.py
+++ b/ceilometerclient/openstack/common/apiclient/base.py
@@ -523,6 +523,9 @@ class Resource(object):
             return False
         return self._info == other._info
 
+    def __ne__(self, other):
+        return not self.__eq__(other)
+
     def is_loaded(self):
         return self._loaded
 
diff --git a/ceilometerclient/tests/unit/test_openstack_common.py b/ceilometerclient/tests/unit/test_openstack_common.py
index 9fea0658..04a94e2e 100644
--- a/ceilometerclient/tests/unit/test_openstack_common.py
+++ b/ceilometerclient/tests/unit/test_openstack_common.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class BaseTest(utils.BaseTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(r1, r2)
 
     def test_two_resources_with_diff_type_are_not_equal(self):
-        # Two resoruces of different types: never equal
+        # Two resources of different types: never equal
         r1 = base.Resource(None, {'id': 1})
         r2 = events.Event(None, {'id': 1})
         self.assertNotEqual(r1, r2)