diff --git a/src/test/js/spec/SpeciesViewModelSpec.js b/src/test/js/spec/SpeciesViewModelSpec.js
index b5176a4..92639a1 100644
--- a/src/test/js/spec/SpeciesViewModelSpec.js
+++ b/src/test/js/spec/SpeciesViewModelSpec.js
@@ -1,7 +1,57 @@
 describe("SpeciesViewModel Spec", function () {
     it("Can participate in the DataModelItem calls like checkWarnings", function () {
-
-        let speciesViewModel = new SpeciesViewModel({}, {searchBieUrl:'/species/searchBie'}, {});
+        var options = {
+            searchBieUrl: '/species/searchBie'
+        }
+        let speciesViewModel = new SpeciesViewModel({}, options, {});
         expect(speciesViewModel.checkWarnings()).toBeUndefined();
     });
+
+    it("Same outputSpeciesId is passed when the species has not changed", function (){
+        var data = {
+            outputSpeciesId: "5555555",
+            scientificName: "Test Scientific Name",
+            name:"Test name",
+            guid:"Test guid"
+        };
+
+        let options = {searchBieUrl: '/test/searchBie', bieUrl: '/test/bie/', getOutputSpeciesIdUrl: 'test/getOutputSpeciesIdUrl'}
+
+        let speciesViewModel = new SpeciesViewModel({}, options, {});
+        speciesViewModel.loadData(data);
+
+        console.log("speciesViewModel.toJS()" + speciesViewModel.toJS().outputSpeciesId);
+        expect(data.outputSpeciesId).toEqual(speciesViewModel.toJS().outputSpeciesId);
+
+    });
+
+    it("New outputSpeciesId is passed when the species has changed", function (){
+        let data = {
+            outputSpeciesId: "",
+            scientificName: "Test Scientific Name",
+            name:"Test name",
+            guid:"Test guid"
+        };
+
+        let options = {searchBieUrl: '/test/searchBie', bieUrl: '/test/bie/', getOutputSpeciesIdUrl: 'test/getOutputSpeciesIdUrl'}
+        let responseData = {outputSpeciesId: "55555"};
+
+        spyOn($, 'ajax').and.callFake(function () {
+            var d = $.Deferred();
+            d.resolve(responseData);
+            return d.promise();
+        });
+
+        let speciesViewModel = new SpeciesViewModel({}, options, {});
+        speciesViewModel.loadData(data);
+
+        expect($.ajax).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        expect(data.outputSpeciesId).toEqual(speciesViewModel.outputSpeciesId());
+
+    });
+
+    function ajax_response(response) {
+        var deferred = $.Deferred().resolve(response);
+        return deferred.promise();
+    }
 });
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