diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/AdSpace.pm b/lib/WebGUI/AdSpace.pm
index 4bd83a449..b4d58227a 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/AdSpace.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/AdSpace.pm
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ The height, in pixels, of this ad space.
 
 sub set {
 	my $self = shift;
-	my $properties = shift;
+	my $properties = shift || {};
 	##create requires a name, default will never be used
 	$self->{_properties}{name} = $properties->{name} || $self->{_properties}{name} || "Unnamed";
 	$self->{_properties}{title} = $properties->{title} || $self->{_properties}{title} || "Untitled";
diff --git a/t/AdSpace.t b/t/AdSpace.t
index 8607d0afd..cd1ced7d7 100644
--- a/t/AdSpace.t
+++ b/t/AdSpace.t
@@ -17,7 +17,21 @@ use WebGUI::Session;
 use Test::More;
 use Test::Deep;
 
-my $numTests = 11; # increment this value for each test you create
+my $newAdSpaceSettings = {
+    name               => "newAdSpaceName",
+    title              => "Ad Space",
+    description        => 'This is a space reserved for ads',
+    costPerImpression  => '1.00',
+    costPerClick       => '1.00',
+    minimumImpressions => 100,
+    minimumClicks      => 200,
+    groupToPurchase    => "7",
+    width              => "400",
+    height             => "300",
+};
+
+my $numTests = 12; # increment this value for each test you create
+$numTests += 2 * scalar keys %{ $newAdSpaceSettings };
 ++$numTests; ##For conditional testing on module load
 
 plan tests => $numTests;
@@ -47,10 +61,13 @@ SKIP: {
 
     $bruce = WebGUI::AdSpace->newByName($session, 'Bruce');
     is($bruce, undef, 'newByName returns undef if the name does not exist');
-    
+
+    $bruce = WebGUI::AdSpace->new($session, $session->getId);
+    is($bruce, undef, 'new returns undef if the id does not exist');
+
     $alfred2 = WebGUI::AdSpace->create($session);
     is($alfred2, undef, 'create returns undef unless you pass it a name');
-    
+
     $alfred2 = WebGUI::AdSpace->create($session, {name => 'Alfred'});
     is($alfred2, undef, 'create returns undef if the name already exists');
 
@@ -70,6 +87,22 @@ SKIP: {
     my $adSpaces = WebGUI::AdSpace->getAdSpaces($session);
 
     cmp_deeply($adSpaces, [$alfred, $bruce, $catWoman], 'getAdSpaces returns all AdSpaces in alphabetical order by title');
+
+    $catWoman->set($newAdSpaceSettings);
+
+    foreach my $setting (keys %{ $newAdSpaceSettings } ) {
+        is($newAdSpaceSettings->{$setting}, $catWoman->get($setting),
+            sprintf "set and get for %s", $setting);
+    }
+
+    ##Bare call to set doesn't change anything
+    $catWoman->set();
+
+    foreach my $setting (keys %{ $newAdSpaceSettings } ) {
+        is($newAdSpaceSettings->{$setting}, $catWoman->get($setting),
+            sprintf "empty call to set does not change %s", $setting);
+    }
+
 }
 
 END {