diff --git a/api/pytest/test_api_tester.py b/api/pytest/test_api_tester.py
index 87eb233..d037400 100644
--- a/api/pytest/test_api_tester.py
+++ b/api/pytest/test_api_tester.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #Importing pytest is not required unless using markers, as demonstrated below
 import pytest
 import ECNQueue
+import random
+import unittest
 
 @pytest.mark.ECNQueue_getValidQueuesTest
 def test_ECNQueue_getQueueCounts():
@@ -24,10 +26,13 @@ def test_ECNQueue_getQueueCounts():
         assert "number_of_items" in queue.keys()
         assert type(queue['number_of_items']) is int
 
-@pytest.mark.ECNQueue_loadQueues
-def test_ECNQueue_loadQueues():
+# This function within ECNQueue has changed to load only necessary metadata of items, and not the full item
+# These changes have not been implemented on this branch yet
 
-    queues = ECNQueue.loadQueues()
+# @pytest.mark.ECNQueue_loadQueues
+# def test_ECNQueue_loadQueues():
+
+    # queues = ECNQueue.loadQueues()
 
 @pytest.mark.ECNQueue_getValidQueues
 def test_ECNQueue_getValidQueues():
@@ -39,4 +44,26 @@ def test_ECNQueue_getValidQueues():
 
     # ensure that the ECNQueue.getValidQueues returns a list of strings
     for queue in validQueues:
-        assert type(queue) is str
\ No newline at end of file
+        assert type(queue) is str
+
+@pytest.mark.ECNQueue_isValidItemName
+def test_ECNQueue_isValidItemName():
+    #itemPattern = re.compile("^[0123456789]{1,3}$")
+
+    assert ECNQueue.isValidItemName("12") == True
+    assert ECNQueue.isValidItemName("5") == True
+    assert ECNQueue.isValidItemName("five") == False
+    assert ECNQueue.isValidItemName("ece12") == False
+    
+    # This test at present fails due to error handeling not being implemented for this function
+    #assert unittest.TestCase.assertRaises(TypeError, ECNQueue.isValidItemName(1))        
+
+    assert ECNQueue.isValidItemName("1111") == True
+
+@pytest.mark.ECNQueue_Item
+def test_ECNQueue_Item():
+
+    validQueues = ECNQueue.getValidQueues()
+
+    random.choice(validQueues)
+