diff --git a/platform/commonUI/dialog/test/DialogServiceSpec.js b/platform/commonUI/dialog/test/DialogServiceSpec.js
index 949c1102a8..ddd826ef39 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/dialog/test/DialogServiceSpec.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/dialog/test/DialogServiceSpec.js
@@ -121,6 +121,17 @@ define(
                 );
             });
 
+            it("invokes the overlay service with the correct parameters when" +
+                " a blocking dialog is requested", function() {
+                var dialogModel = {};
+                expect(dialogService.showBlockingMessage(dialogModel)).toBe(true);
+                expect(mockOverlayService.createOverlay).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+                    "overlay-blocking-message",
+                    dialogModel,
+                    "t-dialog-sm"
+                );
+            });
+
         });
     }
 );
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diff --git a/platform/commonUI/notification/test/NotificationIndicatorControllerSpec.js b/platform/commonUI/notification/test/NotificationIndicatorControllerSpec.js
index fa906012ae..f20e3dd357 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/notification/test/NotificationIndicatorControllerSpec.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/notification/test/NotificationIndicatorControllerSpec.js
@@ -34,13 +34,10 @@ define(
             beforeEach(function(){
                 mockNotificationService = jasmine.createSpy("notificationService");
                 mockScope = jasmine.createSpy("$scope");
-                mockDialogService = {
-                    getDialogResponse: function(template, model){},
-                    dismiss: function(){}
-                }
-
-                spyOn(mockDialogService, 'getDialogResponse');
-                spyOn(mockDialogService, 'dismiss');
+                mockDialogService = jasmine.createSpyObj(
+                    "dialogService",
+                    ["getDialogResponse","dismiss"]
+                );
             });
 
             it("exposes the highest notification severity to the template", function() {