diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/specs/alert_tab_specs.ts b/public/app/features/alerting/specs/alert_tab_specs.ts
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+import {describe, beforeEach, it, sinon, expect, angularMocks} from 'test/lib/common';
+
+import {AlertTabCtrl} from '../alert_tab_ctrl';
+import helpers from '../../../../test/specs/helpers';
+
+describe('AlertTabCtrl', () => {
+  var $scope = {
+    ctrl: {}
+  };
+
+  describe('with null parameters', () => {
+    it('can be created', () => {
+      var alertTab = new AlertTabCtrl($scope, null, null, null, null, null, null, null);
+
+      expect(alertTab).to.not.be(null);
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+