diff --git a/mifosng-provider/src/integrationTest/java/org/mifosplatform/integrationtests/FundsIntegrationTest.java b/mifosng-provider/src/integrationTest/java/org/mifosplatform/integrationtests/FundsIntegrationTest.java
index abfb03179..6bec406c6 100644
--- a/mifosng-provider/src/integrationTest/java/org/mifosplatform/integrationtests/FundsIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/mifosng-provider/src/integrationTest/java/org/mifosplatform/integrationtests/FundsIntegrationTest.java
@@ -40,6 +40,18 @@ public class FundsIntegrationTest {
         this.responseSpec = new ResponseSpecBuilder().build();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testCreateFaultyFund() {
+        FundsHelper fh = FundsHelper
+                         .create(Utils.randomNameGenerator("", 120))
+                         .externalId(Utils.randomNameGenerator("fund-", 120))
+                         .build();
+        String jsonData = fh.toJSON();
+
+        final Long fundID = createFund(jsonData, this.requestSpec, this.responseSpec);
+        Assert.assertNull(fundID);
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testRetrieveFund() {
         FundsHelper fh = FundsHelper
@@ -82,10 +94,43 @@ public class FundsIntegrationTest {
         assertEquals(map.get("userMessageGlobalisationCode"), "error.msg.resource.not.found");
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testUpdateFund() {
+        FundsHelper fh = FundsHelper
+                         .create(Utils.randomNameGenerator("", 10))
+                         .externalId(Utils.randomNameGenerator("fund-", 5))
+                         .build();
+        String jsonData = fh.toJSON();
+
+        final Long fundID = createFund(jsonData, this.requestSpec, this.responseSpec);
+        Assert.assertNotNull(fundID);
+
+        String newName = Utils.randomNameGenerator("", 10);
+        String newExternalId = Utils.randomNameGenerator("fund-", 5);
+        FundsHelper fh2 = FundsResourceHandler.updateFund(fundID, newName, newExternalId, this.requestSpec, this.responseSpec);
+
+        Assert.assertEquals(newName, fh2.getName());
+        Assert.assertNull(fh2.getExternalId());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testUpdateUnknownFund() {
+        String newName = Utils.randomNameGenerator("", 10);
+        String newExternalId = Utils.randomNameGenerator("fund-", 5);
+        FundsHelper fh = FundsResourceHandler.updateFund(Long.MAX_VALUE, newName, newExternalId, this.requestSpec, this.responseSpec);
+        Assert.assertNull(fh);
+    }
+
     private Long createFund(final String fundJSON,
                             final RequestSpecification requestSpec,
                             final ResponseSpecification responseSpec) {
-        return new Long(String.valueOf(FundsResourceHandler.createFund(fundJSON, requestSpec, responseSpec)));
+        String fundId = String.valueOf(FundsResourceHandler.createFund(fundJSON, requestSpec, responseSpec));
+        if (fundId.equals("null")) {
+            // Invalid JSON data parameters
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return new Long(fundId);
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/mifosng-provider/src/integrationTest/java/org/mifosplatform/integrationtests/common/funds/FundsResourceHandler.java b/mifosng-provider/src/integrationTest/java/org/mifosplatform/integrationtests/common/funds/FundsResourceHandler.java
index 9e25df5b8..9c8f5dd99 100644
--- a/mifosng-provider/src/integrationTest/java/org/mifosplatform/integrationtests/common/funds/FundsResourceHandler.java
+++ b/mifosng-provider/src/integrationTest/java/org/mifosplatform/integrationtests/common/funds/FundsResourceHandler.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public class FundsResourceHandler {
                                                                  final ResponseSpecification responseSpec) {
         final String URL = FUNDS_URL + "?" + Utils.TENANT_IDENTIFIER;
         List<HashMap<String, Object>> list = Utils.performServerGet(requestSpec, responseSpec, URL, "");
-        String jsonData = new Gson().toJson(list);
+        final String jsonData = new Gson().toJson(list);
         return new Gson().fromJson(jsonData, new TypeToken<List<FundsHelper>>(){}.getType());
     }
 
@@ -37,8 +37,29 @@ public class FundsResourceHandler {
                                       final RequestSpecification requestSpec,
                                       final ResponseSpecification responseSpec) {
         final String URL = FUNDS_URL + "/" + fundID + "?" + Utils.TENANT_IDENTIFIER;
-        HashMap map = Utils.performServerGet(requestSpec, responseSpec, URL, "");
-        return new Gson().toJson(map);
+        final HashMap response = Utils.performServerGet(requestSpec, responseSpec, URL, "");
+        return new Gson().toJson(response);
+    }
+
+    public static FundsHelper updateFund(final Long fundID,
+                                         final String newName,
+                                         final String newExternalId,
+                                         final RequestSpecification requestSpec,
+                                         final ResponseSpecification responseSpec) {
+        final HashMap<String, String> map = new HashMap<>();
+        if (!newName.isEmpty()) {
+            map.put("name", newName);
+        } else if (!newExternalId.isEmpty()) {
+            // to test that the externalId cannot be updated
+            map.put("externalId", newExternalId);
+        }
+
+        String updateJSON = new Gson().toJson(map);
+
+        final String URL = FUNDS_URL + "/" + fundID + "?" + Utils.TENANT_IDENTIFIER;
+        final HashMap<String, String> response = Utils.performServerPut(requestSpec, responseSpec, URL, updateJSON, "changes");
+        final String jsonData = new Gson().toJson(response);
+        return new Gson().fromJson(jsonData, FundsHelper.class);
     }
 
 }