diff --git a/test/ancillary/echo_transfer.ex b/test/ancillary/echo_transfer.ex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e6046bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/ancillary/echo_transfer.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+defmodule EchoTransfer do
+  use POAAgent.Plugins.Transfer
+
+  def start(name) do
+    EchoTransfer.start_link(%{name: name, args: self()})
+  end
+
+  def init_transfer(caller) do
+    {:ok, caller}
+  end
+
+  def data_received(label, data, caller) do
+    send(caller, {label, data})
+    {:ok, caller}
+  end
+
+  def handle_message(_, state) do
+    {:ok, state}
+  end
+
+  def terminate(_state) do
+    :ok
+  end
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/poa_agent/plugins/collectors/eth/latest_block_test.exs b/test/poa_agent/plugins/collectors/eth/latest_block_test.exs
index 54f64ba..a9574dd 100644
--- a/test/poa_agent/plugins/collectors/eth/latest_block_test.exs
+++ b/test/poa_agent/plugins/collectors/eth/latest_block_test.exs
@@ -6,30 +6,9 @@ defmodule POAAgent.Plugins.Collectors.Eth.LatestBlockTest do
 
   import Mock
 
-  defmodule EchoTransfer do
-    use POAAgent.Plugins.Transfer
-
-    def init_transfer(caller) do
-      {:ok, caller}
-    end
-
-    def data_received(label, data, caller) do
-      send(caller, {label, data})
-      {:ok, caller}
-    end
-
-    def handle_message(_, state) do
-      {:ok, state}
-    end
-
-    def terminate(_state) do
-      :ok
-    end
-  end
-
   test "sending history to the transfer when Collector starts" do
     echo_transfer = :echo_transfer
-    start_echo_transfer(echo_transfer)
+    {:ok, _echo} = EchoTransfer.start(echo_transfer)
 
     args = %{
       name: :eth_latest_block,
@@ -52,7 +31,7 @@ defmodule POAAgent.Plugins.Collectors.Eth.LatestBlockTest do
 
   test "sending latest block to the transfer after Collector start" do
     echo_transfer = :echo_transfer
-    start_echo_transfer(echo_transfer)
+    {:ok, _echo} = EchoTransfer.start(echo_transfer)
 
     args = %{
       name: :eth_latest_block,
@@ -74,11 +53,6 @@ defmodule POAAgent.Plugins.Collectors.Eth.LatestBlockTest do
     end
   end
 
-  defp start_echo_transfer(name) do
-    {:ok, pid} = EchoTransfer.start_link(%{name: name, args: self()})
-    pid
-  end
-
   defp ethereumex_block() do
     %{"author" => "0xdf9c9701e434c5c9f755ef8af18d6a4336550206",
       "difficulty" => "0xfffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffd",
diff --git a/test/poa_agent/plugins/collectors/eth/pending_test.exs b/test/poa_agent/plugins/collectors/eth/pending_test.exs
index da6bca8..41337ec 100644
--- a/test/poa_agent/plugins/collectors/eth/pending_test.exs
+++ b/test/poa_agent/plugins/collectors/eth/pending_test.exs
@@ -1,20 +1,51 @@
 defmodule POAAgent.Plugins.Collectors.Eth.PendingTest do
   use ExUnit.Case
+
+  alias POAAgent.Plugins.Collectors.Eth.Pending
+
   import Mock
 
-  test "pending data sent to the transfer" do
+  test "pending data is not sent if it is the same as last pending" do
+    echo_transfer = :echo_transfer
+    {:ok, _echo} = EchoTransfer.start(echo_transfer)
+
+    args = %{
+      name: :eth_pending,
+      transfers: [echo_transfer],
+      frequency: 500,
+      label: :my_metrics,
+      args: [url: "http://localhost:8545"]
+    }
+
     with_mock Ethereumex.HttpClient, [
         eth_get_block_transaction_count_by_number: fn(_) -> {:ok, "0x0"} end
       ] do
 
-      {:notransfer, _} = POAAgent.Plugins.Collectors.Eth.Pending.collect(%{last_pending: 0})
+      {:ok, _pid} = Pending.start_link(args)
+
+      refute_receive {:my_metrics, _}
     end
+  end
+
+  test "pending data is sent if it is different than last pending" do
+    echo_transfer = :echo_transfer
+    {:ok, _echo} = EchoTransfer.start(echo_transfer)
+
+    args = %{
+      name: :eth_pending,
+      transfers: [echo_transfer],
+      frequency: 500,
+      label: :my_metrics,
+      args: [url: "http://localhost:8545"]
+    }
+
     with_mock Ethereumex.HttpClient, [
         eth_get_block_transaction_count_by_number: fn(_) -> {:ok, "0x3"} end
       ] do
 
-      {:transfer, pending, _} = POAAgent.Plugins.Collectors.Eth.Pending.collect(%{last_pending: 0})
-      assert pending == expected_pending()
+      {:ok, _pid} = Pending.start_link(args)
+
+      assert_receive {:my_metrics,  %POAAgent.Entity.Ethereum.Pending{pending: 3}}, 20_000
     end
   end