diff --git a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/clients/snmp_client.py b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/clients/snmp_client.py
index d7ca16b907fa78b6c767eb7d81d2654afaf37a00..71d50713a0434b8505bc32f26400ba4e49cf16fe 100644
--- a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/clients/snmp_client.py
+++ b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/clients/snmp_client.py
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ class snmp_attribute:
         elif needs_conversion_from_integer_to_str(value):
             result = convert_integer_to_str(value)
         elif needs_conversion_from_number_to_int64(value):
-            result  = numpy.int64(value) * self.scaling_factor
+            result = numpy.int64(value) * self.scaling_factor
         elif needs_conversion_from_string_to_str(value):
             result = str(value)
         else:
diff --git a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/test/clients/test_mib_loading.py b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/test/clients/test_mib_loading.py
index 9e1513e62d301e4f9fdc04e8a1653c63b1b2ea11..6939aa7874947df3c0627a5efb9db4806ce7b738 100644
--- a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/test/clients/test_mib_loading.py
+++ b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/test/clients/test_mib_loading.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 from tangostationcontrol.test import base
 
-# from tangostationcontrol.clients.snmp_client import mib_loader
-# from pysnmp.smi import view
-# import pysnmp.hlapi as pysnmp
-# from pysnmp.smi.rfc1902 import ObjectIdentity
-#
-# from os import path
+from tangostationcontrol.clients.snmp_client import mib_loader
+from pysnmp.smi import view
+import pysnmp.hlapi as pysnmp
+from pysnmp.smi.rfc1902 import ObjectIdentity
+
+from os import path
 
 
 class TestMibLoading(base.TestCase):
@@ -17,40 +17,54 @@ class TestMibLoading(base.TestCase):
     REL_DIR = "SNMP_mib_loading"
 
     def test_content(self):
-        return
-
-        # """
-        # This file contains a 1 variable named: testNamedValue with oid "9.8.7.6.5.4.3.2.1" with named values: ("A", 1), ("B", 2), ("C", 3), ("D", 4)
-        # In order to confirm that the mib is indeed loaded correctly this test has to get the oids, the values and the named values
-        #
-        # """
-        #
-        # # abs_dir = path.dirname(__file__) + "/" + self.REL_DIR
-        # abs_dir = "test/clients/SNMP_mib_loading/TEST-MIB.mib"
-        # loader = mib_loader(abs_dir)
-        # loader.load_pymib(self.MIB)
-        #
-        # # used to view mibs client side
-        # mibView = view.MibViewController(loader.mibBuilder)
-        #
-        # # The expected testNamedValue parameters as written in TEST-MIB.py
-        # testNamedValue = "testNamedValue"
-        # testNamedValue_oid = "9.8.7.6.5.4.3.2.1"
-        # testNamedValue_named = "A"
-        # testNamedValue_value = 1
-        #
-        # # get testValue and set a value of 1
-        # obj_T = pysnmp.ObjectType(ObjectIdentity(self.MIB, testNamedValue), pysnmp.Integer32(1))
-        # obj_T.resolveWithMib(mibView)
-        #
-        # # get the oid
-        # self.assertEqual(str(obj_T[0]), testNamedValue_oid)
-        #
-        # # get the name format: mib::name
-        # self.assertEqual(obj_T[0].prettyPrint(), f"{self.MIB}::{testNamedValue}")
-        #
-        # # get the namedValue
-        # self.assertEqual(str(obj_T[1]), testNamedValue_named)
-        #
-        # # get the numerical value
-        # self.assertEqual(int(obj_T[1]), testNamedValue_value)
+
+        """
+        This file contains a 1 variable named: testNamedValue with oid "9.8.7.6.5.4.3.2.1" with named values: ("A", 1), ("B", 2), ("C", 3), ("D", 4)
+        In order to confirm that the mib is indeed loaded correctly this test has to get the oids, the values and the named values
+
+        """
+
+        abs_dir = path.dirname(__file__) + "/" + self.REL_DIR
+        abs_dir = "test/clients/SNMP_mib_loading/TEST-MIB.mib"
+        loader = mib_loader(abs_dir)
+
+        iterator = pysnmp.getCmd(
+            pysnmp.SnmpEngine(),
+            pysnmp.CommunityData('public', mpModel=1),
+            pysnmp.UdpTransportTarget(('127.0.0.1', 161)),
+            pysnmp.ContextData(),
+            pysnmp.ObjectType(ObjectIdentity('TEST-MIB', 'testNamedValue', 1))
+        )
+
+        try:
+            next(iterator)
+        except:
+            pass
+
+        loader.load_pymib(self.MIB)
+
+
+        # used to view mibs client side
+        mibView = view.MibViewController(loader.mibBuilder)
+
+        # The expected testNamedValue parameters as written in TEST-MIB.py
+        testNamedValue = "testNamedValue"
+        testNamedValue_oid = "9.8.7.6.5.4.3.2.1"
+        testNamedValue_named = "A"
+        testNamedValue_value = 1
+
+        # get testValue and set a value of 1
+        obj_T = pysnmp.ObjectType(ObjectIdentity(self.MIB, testNamedValue), pysnmp.Integer32(1))
+        obj_T.resolveWithMib(mibView)
+
+        # get the oid
+        self.assertEqual(str(obj_T[0]), testNamedValue_oid)
+
+        # get the name format: mib::name
+        self.assertEqual(obj_T[0].prettyPrint(), f"{self.MIB}::{testNamedValue}")
+
+        # get the namedValue
+        self.assertEqual(str(obj_T[1]), testNamedValue_named)
+
+        # get the numerical value
+        self.assertEqual(int(obj_T[1]), testNamedValue_value)